Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.0 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 226.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Foster Hill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 42nd 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 Foster Hill Road (MK40 2ES) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 152.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Hill Road (MK40 2ES), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Parys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Parys Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Parys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Alice Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Balsall Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balsall Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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