Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 132nd 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 Maskell Drive (MK41 0GQ) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maskell Drive (MK41 0GQ), 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parish Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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
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Data Sources

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