Total Crime Rate
204.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bromham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bromham Road (MK40 2HD) in the last 12 months was 204.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 129.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bromham Road (MK40 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beckett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warwick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trevor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conduit Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Conduit Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conduit Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beckett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rutland Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tavistock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tavistock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Street | Under investigation |
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