Total Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belvoir Walk area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 63rd 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 Belvoir Walk (MK41 8LE) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belvoir Walk (MK41 8LE), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Way. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colchester Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Taunton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Taunton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goodrich Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendennis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Colchester Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helmsley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Helmsley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bamburgh Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devizes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devizes Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stokesay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stokesay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colchester Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Newark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Newark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Newark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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