Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tavistock Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 129th highest crime rate of 542 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Street (MK40 2RD) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Harpur average (161.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Street (MK40 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Square. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 148 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Other theft Harpur Square Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Saffron Close Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Theft from the person Saffron Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Possession of weapons Saffron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Saffron Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwyn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Gwyn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Robbery Gwyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Burnaby Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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