Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Rothsay Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rothsay Road (MK40 3PT) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rothsay Road (MK40 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saint Cuthberts Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rothsay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saint Cuthberts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Embankment Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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