Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bromham , and the 164th 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 Church Lane (MK43 7AA) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 235.0% higher than the Bromham average (27.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (MK43 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tannery Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

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