Total Crime Rate

2.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Salcombe Close area has the lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 2nd lowest 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 Salcombe Close (MK40 3BA) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Salcombe Close (MK40 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Dean Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salcombe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosamond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abrahams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillpotts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Irwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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