Total Crime Rate

59.0 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 59.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Soudley Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Soudley Lane (MK40 4WN) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Biddenham average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soudley Lane (MK40 4WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terrington Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cantley Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Soudley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Banbury Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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