Total Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Castle Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 120th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (MK40 3PL) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (MK40 3PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Cuthberts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newnham Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Cuthberts Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Saint Cuthberts Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bushmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Cuthberts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Cuthberts Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rush Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Albany Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rothsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chethams Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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