Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Midland Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 110th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Midland Road (MK40 1QH) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midland Road (MK40 1QH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Midland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5141 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hassett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Quay Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Heron Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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