Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 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 30.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Avon Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 125th 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 Avon Drive (MK41 7AE) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Brickhill average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Drive (MK41 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Severn Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arun Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arun Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourneside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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