Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Willoughby Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willoughby Close (MK44 3LD) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willoughby Close (MK44 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightingale Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willoughby Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willoughby Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Roxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willoughby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willoughby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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