Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bushmead Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 167th 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 Bushmead Avenue (MK40 3QH) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushmead Avenue (MK40 3QH), 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 Bushmead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Appledore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rothsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bushmead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appledore Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Appledore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Embankment —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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