Total Crime Rate
274.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bromham 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Castle & Newnham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensbury Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Demontfort Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Finches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Finches | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Finches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Finches | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Finches | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Finches | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trevor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Finches | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lansdowne Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Finches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Conduit Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guru Ravidass Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oberon Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oberon Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bedford | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grafton Road | Under investigation |
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