Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bromham Road area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bromham Road (MK40 2AA) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromham Road (MK40 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Gwyn Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bromham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conduit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Sep 2025Burglary Gwyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grafton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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