Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 42.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Russell Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 194th 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 Russell Avenue (MK40 3TD) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Avenue (MK40 3TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longholme Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs York Street Under investigation
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 Rosamond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillpotts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longholme Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longholme Way Under investigation
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

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