Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 57.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lovell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Clapham & Oakley , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 542 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lovell Road (MK43 7RZ) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% higher than the Clapham & Oakley average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovell Road (MK43 7RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parrott Close. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lovell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Lovell Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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