Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Exeter Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 83rd 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 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 162.1% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Walk (MK41 8QN), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Taunton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Way —
Sep 2025Public order Taunton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendennis Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunster Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunster Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Taunton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taunton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Powis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunster Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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