Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bede Walk area has the 15th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Biddenham , and the 260th lowest 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 Bede Walk (MK40 4TW) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bede Walk (MK40 4TW), 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 Banbury Heath (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bede Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrington Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Croxden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Eleanor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Heath Under investigation
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Data Sources

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