Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Maskell Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 267th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maskell Drive (MK41 0GJ) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Brickhill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maskell Drive (MK41 0GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Jasmine Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maskell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maskell Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathconon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Strathconon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glenavon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedley Way —
Sep 2025Public order Norse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parish Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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