Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larkway area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larkway (MK41 7JP) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkway (MK41 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingfisher Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arun Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Larkway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kingfisher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arun Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arun Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Close —
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Data Sources

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