Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 48th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (MK40 2HN) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (MK40 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 118 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Boswell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foster Hill Road
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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