Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beauchamp Court area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 118th 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 Beauchamp Court (MK40 1JH) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beauchamp Court (MK40 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Gwyn Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beauchamp Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5141 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5141 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Sep 2025Burglary Gwyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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