Crime Rates at Lansdowne Road, Bedford, MK40 2BU

Lansdowne Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 52nd 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 Lansdowne Road (MK40 2BU) in the last 12 months was 204.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher than the Harpur average (160.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Road (MK40 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near The Finches. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.