Crime Rates at Warwick Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2FQ

Warwick Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 71st 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 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ).

In the area around Warwick Avenue (MK40 2FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdowne Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.