Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Aldens area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Aldens (MK41 8JS) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Aldens (MK41 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Uplands (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Aldens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Threave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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