Total Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 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
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

Washburn Close area has the lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 12th 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 Washburn Close (MK41 7YQ) in the last 12 months was 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Brickhill average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washburn Close (MK41 7YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhineland Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ebble Mead (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Washburn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhineland Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebble Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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