Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 190.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

De Parys Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 52nd 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 De Parys Avenue (MK40 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Parys Avenue (MK40 2TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in De Parys Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Harpur Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harpur Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harpur Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harpur Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradine Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradine Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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