Total Crime Rate

294.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 294.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gadsby Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 29th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gadsby Street (MK40 3HP) in the last 12 months was 294.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gadsby Street (MK40 3HP), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gadsby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cuthberts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gadsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Cuthberts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Cuthberts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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