Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lambourn Way area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 221st 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 Lambourn Way (MK41 7TR) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambourn Way (MK41 7TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wye Close, where police recorded 15 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 Lambourn Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebble Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Troon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhineland Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arun Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arun Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourneside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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