Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 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 64.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purbeck Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 240th highest 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 Purbeck Close (MK41 9LU) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Close (MK41 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldington Green, where police recorded 20 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.

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Crime Over Time in Purbeck Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Boundary Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Apr 2026Robbery Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roundmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roundmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roundmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricket Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricket Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
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Data Sources

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