Total Crime Rate

311.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 311.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Horace Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shortstown , 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 Horace Close (MK42 0GA) in the last 12 months was 311.9 per 1,000 residents and was 269.4% higher than the Shortstown average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 431.3% 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 De Havilland Avenue (12 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carmichael Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tempest Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oswald Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Atherstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carmichael Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Compass Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horace Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Horace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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