Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 34.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Spenser Road area has the lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 146th 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 Spenser Road (MK40 2BB) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Harpur average (160.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Road (MK40 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spenser Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queensbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Cutcliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
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Data Sources

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