Total Crime Rate

1793.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

923.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1793.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 923.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 673.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.2 10/10
  • Public order 163.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.2 10/10
  • Other crime 125.0 10/10
  • Other theft 119.6 10/10
  • Burglary 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.2 10/10
  • Drugs 59.8 10/10
  • Robbery 59.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greyfriars area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greyfriars (MK40 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 1793.5 per 1,000 residents and was 748.1% higher than the Castle & Newnham average (211.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 923.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyfriars (MK40 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greyfriars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harpur Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Horne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpur Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpur Square —
Apr 2026Public order Harpur Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Horne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Horne Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gwyn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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