Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, Bedford, MK40 2EB

Shakespeare Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 116th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Road (MK40 2EB) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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