Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wentworth Drive area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 235th 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 Wentworth Drive (MK41 8QE) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Drive (MK41 8QE), 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 Wentworth Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Devizes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Taunton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodrich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Devizes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cawdor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Other crime Colchester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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