Crime Rates at Chagford Close, Bedford, MK40 3AY

Chagford Close area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chagford Close (MK40 3AY) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chagford Close (MK40 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dean Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.