Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shuttleworth Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 85th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shuttleworth Road (MK41 0HS) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 154.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shuttleworth Road (MK41 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bury Walk, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kershope Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shuttleworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Leighfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leighfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leighfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershope Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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