Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avon Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 227th highest 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 Avon Drive (MK41 7UR) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Drive (MK41 7UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Severn Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irthing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Severn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chelmer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebble Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebble Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Way —
Sep 2025Public order Severn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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