Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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
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

Church Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 226th highest 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 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (MK41 0AW), the main crime hotspot is near The Copse. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vicars Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vicars Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicars Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Risings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Linkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linkway —
Sep 2025Public order Monkshill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldside —
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Data Sources

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