Total Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 33.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Selsey Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selsey Way (MK41 9EB) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selsey Way (MK41 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentland Rise, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Widecombe Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selsey Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honiton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crediton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stancliffe Road —
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Data Sources

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