Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
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

Neath Abbey area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neath Abbey (MK41 0RU) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neath Abbey (MK41 0RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neath Abbey, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tintern Abbey (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neath Abbey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chessington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huddleston Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huddleston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Easby Abbey Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Neath Abbey Under investigation
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Data Sources

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