Total Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 0.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The area nearest to Shakespeare Road didn't have any reported crime in the last 12 months.

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 Shakespeare Road (MK40 2DR) in the last 12 months was 0 per 1,000 residents .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (MK40 2DR), 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.

View Crime In Bedford
Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Keats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Finches —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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