Total Crime Rate

210.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 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 210.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Drugs 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 50th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavendish Street (MK40 2HL) in the last 12 months was 210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Street (MK40 2HL), 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 Cavendish Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
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 Adelaide Square Under investigation
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 Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue 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 Park Road West —
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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