Total Crime Rate

232.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 232.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
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

Starling Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 39th 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 Starling Way (MK41 7HW) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 232.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Starling Way (MK41 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rooksmead (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Starling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Starling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robin Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Robin Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linnet Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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