Total Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Drive (MK41 8HX) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Drive (MK41 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Cornland. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In De Parys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Monkshill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linkway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Linkway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linkway | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hadleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hadleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boundary | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Risings | Under investigation |
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