Total Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 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 37.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greystoke Walk area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 163rd 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 Greystoke Walk (MK41 8LP) in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greystoke Walk (MK41 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Helmsley Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greystoke Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stokesay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devizes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godso Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stokesay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bamburgh Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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