Crimes Committed Near Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN in December 2025
Summary
Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN is within the Wilstead, Shortstown, Willington policing neighbourhood, under the Bedfordshire Police force area.
There were 77 crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 102 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Low
Bicycle theft: Low
Burglary: Very Low
Criminal damage and arson: Low
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Very Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Medium
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
These are the 9 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Alburgh Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Cambridge Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Cambridge Road |
| December 2025 | On or near De Havilland Avenue |
| December 2025 | On or near Fraser Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Fraser Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Leiston Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Winchester Road |
Burglary
These are the 3 Burglary crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Cople Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Edwards Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 4 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Compass Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Newton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Potter Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Quantrelle Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Drugs
These are the 4 Drugs crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Dunham Close | Local resolution |
| December 2025 | On or near Harrowden Lane | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Oswald Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Other theft
These are the 8 Other theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Arkwright Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Arkwright Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Arkwright Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Edwards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Elliott Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Halifax Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Linton Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Reddall Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Possession of weapons
This is the 1 Possession of weapons crime recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 2 Public order crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Alburgh Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Foxglove Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Tempest Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Shoplifting
These are the 15 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Garland Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Garland Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Horace Close | Under investigation |
Vehicle crime
These are the 9 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Arkwright Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Arkwright Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Arkwright Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Banks Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Benson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Cambridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Carmichael Drive | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Leith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Shackleton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 21 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within 1 mile of Shawbury Street, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0DN. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Banks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Banks Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Banks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Blackburn Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Carmichael Drive | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Dunham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near East Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near East Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near East Square | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Edwards Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Eustace Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Eustace Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Harrowden Lane | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Herbrand Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Herbrand Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Leith Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Leith Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Lovell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Southill Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Tempest Crescent | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Violet Close | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.