Total Crime Rate

953.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

533.3 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 953.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 533.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 373.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.0 10/10
  • Public order 126.7 10/10
  • Other theft 66.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.7 10/10
  • Drugs 40.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.7 10/10
  • Robbery 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Commercial Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Castle & Newnham , and the 6th 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 Commercial Road (MK40 1RB) in the last 12 months was 953.3 per 1,000 residents and was 350.8% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 533.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (MK40 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Gwyn Street. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paradine Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpur Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpur Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beckett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dane Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Midland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Midland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harpur Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Horne Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harpur Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dane Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dane Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dane Street 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harpur Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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