Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Farnham Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 136th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farnham Way (MK41 8RB) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnham Way (MK41 8RB), 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 Farnham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Threave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendennis Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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