Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Iddesleigh Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 70th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Iddesleigh Road (MK40 4LH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Greyfriars average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences 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 Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iddesleigh Road (MK40 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raleigh Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henley Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Iddesleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henley Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Ford End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ford End Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cutcliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dunville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Henley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kempster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Raleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crowe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road —

Data Sources

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