Total Crime Rate

350.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 350.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 38.9 10/10
  • Other theft 31.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barkers Lane 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 Barkers Lane (MK41 9RZ) 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 Barkers Lane (MK41 9RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barkers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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