Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 68.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hills Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 225th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hills Close (MK44 3EE) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Brickhill average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hills Close (MK44 3EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hills Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs School Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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