Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lavender Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Biddenham , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Lane (MK40 4SB) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Biddenham average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Lane (MK40 4SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banbury Heath (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lavender Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hovingham Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Mentmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Eleanor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Croxden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hovingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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