Overall crime rate on Merlin Gardens in Bedford near MK41 7HJ is 36% lower than average overall crime rate in Bedford and 64% lower than national overall crime level. Violent crime rate is 42% lower than Bedford average and 65% lower than national average. Property crime rate is 51% lower than Bedford property crime rate and 75% lower than national average. Public order crime level is 2% lower than Bedford average and 43% lower than national average. Level of crimes connected with drugs and guns is 13% lower than Bedford average and 36% lower than national average.
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Crime Index Comparing to National Average

All CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.36
Property CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.25
Public Order CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.57
Violent CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.35
Drugs And GunsCRIME RATE INDEX0.64

Crime Index Comparing to Bedford

All CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.64
Property CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.49
Public Order CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.98
Violent CrimesCRIME RATE INDEX0.58
Drugs And GunsCRIME RATE INDEX0.87
The Crime Rate Index shows how crime levels in MK41 7HJ postcode area compare to the national and city average.
Crime Rate Index 1.0 equals average, 2.0 equals double, 0.5 equals half etc.

List of Crimes Near MK41 7HJ

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Robin Hill322 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-11Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-11BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-11Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pipit Rise231 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rooksmead296 yd
2023-11Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-11Criminal damage and arsonAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-11Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-11Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-10Anti-social behaviourOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-10Anti-social behaviourOn or near The Buntings115 yd
2023-10Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-10Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-09BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Fulmar Road332 yd
2023-09Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pipit Rise231 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-09BurglaryUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-09Anti-social behaviourOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-09ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-09Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Starling Way301 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Conway Crescent378 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Isis Road468 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Isis Road468 yd
2023-09Public orderAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Rooksmead296 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Larkway404 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near B660544 yd
2023-08Violence and sexual offencesFormal action is not in the public interestOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-08Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Robin Hill322 yd
2023-08ShopliftingLocal resolutionOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-08Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dove Road423 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dove Road423 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dove Road423 yd
2023-08ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-08Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-08Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-08Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-08Bicycle theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-08Anti-social behaviourOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-08Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-08DrugsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-08Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-07DrugsStatus update unavailableOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-07DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Robin Hill322 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kestrel Road428 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Robin Hill322 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dove Road423 yd
2023-07Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near B660544 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near B660544 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near B660544 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near B660544 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near B660544 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near B660544 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near B660544 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-07DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Robin Hill322 yd
2023-07Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-07Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-07Anti-social behaviourOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-06Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Francis Groves Close229 yd
2023-06Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-06Violence and sexual offencesStatus update unavailableOn or near Dove Road423 yd
2023-06ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-06DrugsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Nightingale Avenue461 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dart Road276 yd
2023-06Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-06Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Francis Groves Close229 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Isis Road468 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Francis Groves Close229 yd
2023-06BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pipit Rise231 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Francis Groves Close229 yd
2023-06Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-06Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-06Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near B660544 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Martin Close251 yd
2023-06Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-06Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-05Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Dove Road423 yd
2023-05Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-05Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-05Anti-social behaviourOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-05ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-05Anti-social behaviourOn or near Fulmar Road332 yd
2023-05DrugsOffender given a cautionOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-05Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rooksmead296 yd
2023-05Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Francis Groves Close229 yd
2023-04Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Dart Road276 yd
2023-04Anti-social behaviourOn or near Robin Hill322 yd
2023-04Anti-social behaviourOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-04Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-03Anti-social behaviourOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-03Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Rooksmead296 yd
2023-03Anti-social behaviourOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-03Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Kestrel Road428 yd
2023-03Anti-social behaviourOn or near Robin Hill322 yd
2023-03Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Linnet Way179 yd
2023-03ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-03Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-03DrugsOffender given a cautionOn or near Nightingale Avenue461 yd
2023-03Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-03Public orderOffender given a cautionOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-03Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-03Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dove Road423 yd
2023-03ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-03Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-03Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near B660544 yd
2023-03Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Conway Crescent378 yd
2023-03Anti-social behaviourOn or near Windrush Avenue406 yd
2023-03Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-02Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-02Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-02Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-02Anti-social behaviourOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-02Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Pipit Rise231 yd
2023-02Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Brickhill Drive235 yd
2023-02Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-02Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-02DrugsUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Swift Close425 yd
2023-02DrugsOffender given a cautionOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-02Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-02Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesLocal resolutionOn or near Parking Area497 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Severn Way509 yd
2023-01Anti-social behaviourOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesLocal resolutionOn or near Kestrel Road428 yd
2023-01RobberyInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesAction to be taken by another organisationOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-01Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Mallard Hill433 yd
2023-01Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-01Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area319 yd
2023-01Bicycle theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dove Road423 yd
Crime statistics are usually delayed by 2-3 months.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Type (Last 12 Months)

Violence And Sexual Offences 46
Anti Social Behaviour 45
Other Theft 11
Drugs 9
Public Order 8
Vehicle Crime 8
Criminal Damage And Arson 7
Shoplifting 7
Burglary 4
Bicycle Theft 2
Robbery 1
Theft From The Person 1
Possession Of Weapons 0
Other Crime 0
Violent Crime 0
Public Disorder And Weapons 0
Sum 149

Crime Over Time in MK41 7HJ and Bedford

The chart above displays the percentage distribution of crime types over the years near Merlin Gardens, Bedford, MK41 7HJ. It enables you to identify the most common crime in your area and track changes in crime trends over time.

See Also

Merlin Gardens, Bedford, MK41 7HJ Full Report
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