Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woden Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 267th 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 Woden Gardens (MK40 4GU) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woden Gardens (MK40 4GU), the main crime hotspot is near Pennard Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woden Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saxon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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