Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

De Montfort Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 59th 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 De Montfort Place (MK40 2FN) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 589.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Montfort Place (MK40 2FN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in De Montfort Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Sep 2025Robbery Conduit Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trevor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Demontfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hassett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conduit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chandos Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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