Total Crime Rate

423.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 423.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 155.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newnham Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 22nd 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 Newnham Avenue (MK41 9PS) in the last 12 months was 423.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% higher than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 204.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 99.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newnham Avenue (MK41 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Longholme Way. Police recorded 27 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 Newnham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longholme Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longholme Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillpotts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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