Total Crime Rate
191.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foster Hill Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 51st highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Hill Road (MK40 2ET) in the last 12 months was 191.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Harpur average (153.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foster Hill Road (MK40 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harpur| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balsall Street East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foster Hill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Hill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Boswell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adelaide Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Boswell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boswell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balsall Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Street | Under investigation |
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