Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Glebe area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clapham & Oakley , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Glebe (MK41 6GA) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 148.5% higher than the Clapham & Oakley average (42.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Glebe (MK41 6GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shire Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prior Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Glebe area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Prior Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prior Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fetlock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Glebe Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prior Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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