Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Glenrose Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 194th highest 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 Glenrose Avenue (MK44 2SB) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Brickhill average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenrose Avenue (MK44 2SB), the main crime hotspot is near Bedford Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Glenrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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