Total Crime Rate

541.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 541.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 182.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Public order 44.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.7 10/10
  • Burglary 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Torridge Rise area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 16th 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 Torridge Rise (MK41 7AL) in the last 12 months was 541.4 per 1,000 residents and was 674.7% higher than the Brickhill average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 176.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torridge Rise (MK41 7AL), 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 Torridge Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Severn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frome Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourneside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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