Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishops Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 98th 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 Bishops Road (MK41 0SL) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Road (MK41 0SL), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chapel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heather Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Bryony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryony Close —
Apr 2026Public order Heather Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Heather Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heather Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Mitre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chessington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chinnor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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