Total Crime Rate
37.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hilda Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Biddenham , and the 164th 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 Hilda Close (MK40 4SR) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilda Close (MK40 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenkeepers Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Denham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ryder Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hovingham Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hovingham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hovingham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryder Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenkeepers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garyn Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Banbury Heath | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Croxden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenkeepers Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lindsey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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