Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Rochester Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shortstown , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Way (MK42 0GF) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Shortstown average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Rochester Way (MK42 0GF), 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 Rochester Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Key Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Atherstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tempest Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oswald Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horace Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Carmichael Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheshire Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Compass Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Highway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carmichael Drive —
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Data Sources

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