Total Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 12th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 65th 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 0HN) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

In the area around Church Lane (MK41 0HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bury Walk, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Copse (14 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicars Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Monkshill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Linkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Risings Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Vicars Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vicars Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linkway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Sep 2025Public order Goldington Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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