Total Crime Rate

1683.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

702.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1683.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 702.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 470.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 338.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.6 10/10
  • Public order 166.1 10/10
  • Other theft 141.1 10/10
  • Drugs 56.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.2 10/10
  • Burglary 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Robbery 40.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
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

Church Arcade area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Arcade (MK40 1NP) in the last 12 months was 1683.4 per 1,000 residents and was 696.0% higher 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 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 224 (≈ 702.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Arcade (MK40 1NP), 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 Church Arcade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/191)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Alice Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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