Crime Rates at Warwick Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2FQ

Warwick Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 56th 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 Warwick Avenue (MK40 2FQ) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Warwick Avenue (MK40 2FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Avenue. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.