Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Goldington Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 252nd 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 Road (MK40 3EB) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldington Road (MK40 3EB), 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 Goldington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillpotts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Irwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Irwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rosamond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abrahams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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