Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ison Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 135th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ison Close (MK40 4BH) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the Biddenham average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ison Close (MK40 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Ison Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ison Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Day'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlow Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Regents Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ison Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Oaks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nevern Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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