Crime Rates at Bamburgh Drive, Bedford, MK41 8HD

Bamburgh Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 208th 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 Bamburgh Drive (MK41 8HD) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher than the De Parys average (55.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Drive (MK41 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hadleigh Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Helmsley Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.