Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 62nd 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 The Lane (MK44 3AP) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 183.9% higher than the Brickhill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 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 ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lane (MK44 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallowfield (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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