Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Needwood Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 221st highest 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 Needwood Road (MK41 0PT) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Needwood Road (MK41 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Leighfield Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Needwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fieldside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leighfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranborne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fieldside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clipstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leighfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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