Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.1 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellesmere Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Biddenham , and the 171st 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 Ellesmere Gardens (MK40 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Gardens (MK40 4TZ), 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 Ellesmere Gardens 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 Banbury Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Eleanor Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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