Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 58.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Leasway area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 264th 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 Leasway (MK41 9DE) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasway (MK41 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leasway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodmere Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stancliffe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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