Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stagsden Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Biddenham , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 543 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 Stagsden Road (MK43 8QT) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Biddenham average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stagsden Road (MK43 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berry Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stagsden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thistley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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