Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Dudley Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 238th lowest 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 Dudley Street (MK40 3TB) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ).

In the area around Dudley Street (MK40 3TB), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dudley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pembroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abrahams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosamond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillpotts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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