Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 119th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barkers Lane (MK41 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkers Lane (MK41 9SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Gardens. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 14 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Goldington Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heather Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Sep 2025Drugs Vicars Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Vicars Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicars Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ballinghall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ballinghall Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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