Total Crime Rate

90.6 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 90.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Great Portway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 155th 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 Great Portway (MK40 4GB) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% higher than the Biddenham average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Portway (MK40 4GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archer Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Portway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banbury Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lytham Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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