Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Other theft 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairholme area has the 21st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 192nd 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 Fairholme (MK41 9DD) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% higher than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairholme (MK41 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Putnoe Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairholme area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stancliffe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodmere Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Putnoe Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Cambrian Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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