Total Crime Rate

318.3 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 318.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Horace Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shortstown , and the 31st 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 Horace Close (MK42 0GA) in the last 12 months was 318.3 per 1,000 residents and was 279.5% higher than the Shortstown average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 440.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 593.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horace Close (MK42 0GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horace Close, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell'S Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horace Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Garland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantrelle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Comet Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Garland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmichael Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blackburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horace Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bushfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Havilland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horace Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comet Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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