Total Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Queen Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (MK40 2HH) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (MK40 2HH), 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 Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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