Crime Rates at Vicars Walk, Bedford, MK41 9HG

Vicars Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 81st 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 Walk (MK41 9HG) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicars Walk (MK41 9HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Copse (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.