Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chepstow Gardens area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 266th highest 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 Chepstow Gardens (MK41 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chepstow Gardens (MK41 8PQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chepstow Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodrich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cawdor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Taunton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bamburgh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devizes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colchester Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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