Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 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 79.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

West Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , 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 West Grove (MK40 4BT) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Greyfriars average (303.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Grove (MK40 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winifred Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutcliffe Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bedford

Crime Over Time in West Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winifred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cutcliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑