Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waveney Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waveney Avenue (MK41 7ED) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Brickhill average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Avenue (MK41 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waveney Avenue area

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

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