Total Crime Rate
365.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 25th 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 Grove Place (MK40 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 365.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Place (MK40 3JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle & Newnham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cuthberts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Cuthberts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Cuthberts Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lurke Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lurke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lurke Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lurke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Cuthberts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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