Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hudson Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 164th 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 Hudson Road (MK41 0LZ) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hudson Road (MK41 0LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leighfield Close, where police recorded 35 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 Hudson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Strathconon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glenavon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathconon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kershope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kershope Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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