Total Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.1 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 176.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Linden Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 71st 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 Linden Road (MK40 2DD) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ).

In the area around Linden Road (MK40 2DD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Finches —
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Keats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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