Total Crime Rate

131.9 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 131.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wessex Close area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 92nd 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 Wessex Close (MK40 4RS) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 117.0% higher than the Biddenham average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Close (MK40 4RS), the main crime hotspot is near Greenkeepers Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Earls Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Holme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greenkeepers Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenkeepers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Hill Close 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
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Data Sources

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