Total Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Bradgate Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 33rd 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 Bradgate Road (MK40 3DE) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradgate Road (MK40 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Appledore Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denmark Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Appledore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abrahams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4280 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appledore Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Appledore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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