Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lodge Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Riseley , and the 169th 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 Lodge Road (MK44 1JP) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% higher than the Riseley average (55.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Road (MK44 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lodge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yelnow Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Souldrop Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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