Crime Rate in Harpur, ward

Harpur has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 609th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 44th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Harpur in the last 12 months was 153.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Harpur’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 533 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -38.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 667 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Harpur ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.