Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dame Alice Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 111th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dame Alice Street (MK40 1BS) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Harpur average (153.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dame Alice Street (MK40 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adelaide Square, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (123 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dame Alice Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lurke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balsall Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lime Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Balsall Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Harpur Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Harpur Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Harpur Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harpur Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harpur Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harpur Square —

Data Sources

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