Total Crime Rate

184.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 184.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Exeter Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 66th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exeter Walk (MK41 8QN) in the last 12 months was 184.3 per 1,000 residents and was 231.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Walk (MK41 8QN), 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 Exeter Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Newark Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colchester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road 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 Newark Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Goodrich Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devizes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bamburgh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newark 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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