Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bromham Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 151st 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 Bromham Road (MK40 2QH) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromham Road (MK40 2QH), 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 Bromham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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