Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Polhill Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 263rd 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 Polhill Avenue (MK41 9ED) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polhill Avenue (MK41 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Place, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crediton Mews (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In De Parys

Crime Over Time in Polhill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pentland Rise Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑