Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Curlew Crescent area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 210th 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 Curlew Crescent (MK41 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Brickhill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curlew Crescent (MK41 7HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Barron Court, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goldcrest Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Curlew Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order William Barron Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft William Barron Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eagle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcrest Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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