Total Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 142.4 9/10
  • Other theft 72.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grange Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Road (MK41 9SG) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Road (MK41 9SG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cricket Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chinnor Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandy Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Coles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpenden Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicars Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricket Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
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Data Sources

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