Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Parade area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 100th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Parade (MK40 1JF) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Parade (MK40 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Midland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beckett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midland Road —
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Data Sources

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