Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Danegeld Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Biddenham , and the 172nd 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 Danegeld Avenue (MK40 4SS) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Biddenham average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Danegeld Avenue (MK40 4SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Eleanor Drive, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Danegeld Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryder Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Croxden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garyn Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenkeepers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hovingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hovingham Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenkeepers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Eleanor Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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