Total Crime Rate

204.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.3 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 204.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cobden Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 51st 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 Cobden Square (MK40 2JE) in the last 12 months was 204.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobden Square (MK40 2JE), 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 Cobden Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Public order Balsall Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dane Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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