Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

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 2ED) 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 2ED), 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 Shakespeare Road area

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

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