Total Crime Rate
154.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pemberley Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 84th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pemberley Avenue (MK40 2LA) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 177.8% higher than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pemberley Avenue (MK40 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pemberley Lane, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pemberley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pemberley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
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