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

Rothsay 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 Rothsay Road (MK40 3PW) 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 Rothsay Road (MK40 3PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rothsay Road (8 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bushmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Albany Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rothsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
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Data Sources

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