Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sidmouth Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 257th 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 Sidmouth Close (MK40 3BS) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidmouth Close (MK40 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Irwin Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abrahams Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sidmouth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crediton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abrahams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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