Total Crime Rate

420.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 420.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Other theft 65.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.9 8/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Turnpike Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 23rd 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 Turnpike Way (MK41 0EX) in the last 12 months was 420.3 per 1,000 residents and was 656.3% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 137.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turnpike Way (MK41 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bury Walk, where police recorded 66 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 Turnpike Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Copse Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cornland Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fieldside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fieldside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bury Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bury Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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