Total Crime Rate

25.2 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 25.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Browns Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wixams & Wilstead , and the 96th 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 Browns Lane (MK43 9FD) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Wixams & Wilstead average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browns Lane (MK43 9FD), the main crime hotspot is near Johnson Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Browns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squires Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old School Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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