Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Franklyn Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 102nd 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 Franklyn Gardens (MK40 4QB) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklyn Gardens (MK40 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Holden Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franklyn Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duck End Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gower Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleming Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleming Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gardener Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Franklyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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