Total Crime Rate

1760.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1760.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 706.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.5 10/10
  • Other crime 152.2 10/10
  • Public order 119.6 10/10
  • Drugs 103.3 10/10
  • Other theft 103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.7 10/10
  • Burglary 59.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 54.4 10/10
  • Robbery 38.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.7 10/10
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

Midland Road area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 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 Midland Road (MK40 1PW) in the last 12 months was 1760.9 per 1,000 residents and was 738.4% higher 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -41.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 885.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midland Road (MK40 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Midland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balsall Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Balsall Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balsall Street East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 171

Data Sources

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