Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Main Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 187th 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 Main Road (MK40 4BE) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% higher than the Biddenham average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (MK40 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Holden Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleming Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gardener Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Franklyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duck End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleming Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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