Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Saxon Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 221st highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Way (MK40 4TN) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Way (MK40 4TN), the main crime hotspot is near Cantley Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banbury Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saxon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lytham Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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