Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Church Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (MK41 0AW) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (MK41 0AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicars Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fieldside (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicars Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cornland Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fieldside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fieldside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Risings —
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Data Sources

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