Total Crime Rate

109.6 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 126th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Road (MK40 3QP) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (MK40 3QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rothsay Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denmark Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

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

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