Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Swindale area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swindale (MK41 7TT) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swindale (MK41 7TT), the main crime hotspot is near Wye Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swindale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irthing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebble Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chelmer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebble Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Crescent —
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Data Sources

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