Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 199.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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

Vicars Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 58th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicars Gardens (MK41 9ET) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 258.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicars Gardens (MK41 9ET), the main crime hotspot is near Vicars Gardens. Police recorded 26 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 Vicars Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Boundary Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cornland Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chinnor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Risings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicars Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricket Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricket Close —
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Data Sources

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