Total Crime Rate
128.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beauchamp Court 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 Beauchamp Court (MK40 1JH) 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 Beauchamp Court (MK40 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Gwyn Street. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A5141 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conduit Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gwyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Midland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gwyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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