Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK41 8DN
How much crime is recorded in MK41 8DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brickhill
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
How safe is MK41 8DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK41 8DN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
MK41 8DNNational
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.52.4
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.