Total Crime Rate

274.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 274.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bromham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 34th 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 Bromham Road (MK40 2QN) in the last 12 months was 274.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (β‰ˆ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromham Road (MK40 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Finches, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Avenue (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bromham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Demontfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Finches Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Finches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Finches β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Finches β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Finches β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Finches Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Conduit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guru Ravidass Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oberon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oberon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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