Total Crime Rate
350.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aylesbury Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 27th 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 Aylesbury Road (MK41 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 350.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% higher than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 143.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aylesbury Road (MK41 9RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle & Newnham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thurlestone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Aylesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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