Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Castle Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 106th 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 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (MK40 3PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 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 (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gadsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Cuthberts Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cuthberts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Cuthberts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chethams Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chethams Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chethams Under investigation
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Data Sources

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