Total Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Brickhill Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 3rd 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 Brickhill Drive (MK41 7QE) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Brickhill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Brickhill Drive (MK41 7QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rooksmead (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brickhill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Buntings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brickhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rooksmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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