Total Crime Rate

14.0 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 14.0 1/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Douglas Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Douglas Road (MK41 7YH) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Brickhill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (MK41 7YH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hindburn Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rhineland Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chelmer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wagstaffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wagstaffe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebble Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebble Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irthing Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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