Crime Rates at Downside, Bedford, MK41 9JA

Downside area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 200th 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 Downside (MK41 9JA) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downside (MK41 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicars Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purbeck Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.