Total Crime Rate

133.3 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 133.3 8/10
  • Other theft 57.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 90th 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 Barkers Lane (MK41 9SL) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Castle & Newnham average (210.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkers Lane (MK41 9SL), the main crime hotspot is near Ballinghall Close. Police recorded 21 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 Barkers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huddleston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Goldington Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Easby Abbey Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldington Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harpenden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ballinghall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ballinghall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huddleston Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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