Crime Rates at Wye Close, Bedford, MK41 7ES

Wye Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 216th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wye Close (MK41 7ES) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wye Close (MK41 7ES), 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.