Total Crime Rate

211.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 211.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nightingale Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 45th 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 Nightingale Avenue (MK41 7JB) in the last 12 months was 211.2 per 1,000 residents and was 234.3% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Avenue (MK41 7JB), the main crime hotspot is near Severn Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wansbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Severn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stour Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stour Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Severn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rooksmead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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