Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Bedford Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe , and the 389th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Bedford Road (MK45 4LL) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (MK45 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horsler Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old School Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apple Glebe —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old School Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsler Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Apple Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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