Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balsall Street West area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 139th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balsall Street West (MK40 2FD) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balsall Street West (MK40 2FD), 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 Balsall Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harpur Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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