Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Poplar Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , 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 Poplar Close (MK44 3EG) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% higher than the Brickhill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (MK44 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ford Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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