Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldington Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 254th 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 Goldington Avenue (MK40 3BY) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldington Avenue (MK40 3BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Appledore Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appledore Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bushmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rothsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Appledore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Appledore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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