Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eden Way 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 Eden Way (MK41 7EP) 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 Eden Way (MK41 7EP), 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.
View Crime In Brickhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arun Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conway Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Arun Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arun Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arun Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourneside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebble Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Severn Way | — |
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