Total Crime Rate

502.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.6 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 502.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.3 9/10
  • Public order 60.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowper Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 18th 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 Cowper Road (MK40 2AT) in the last 12 months was 502.0 per 1,000 residents and was 212.6% higher than the Harpur average (160.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 160.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (MK40 2AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairhill, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaucer Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Apr 2026Public order Keats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairhill —
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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