Total Crime Rate

1338.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

862.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1338.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 862.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 743.0 10/10
  • Other crime 271.1 10/10
  • Public order 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 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

The Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (MK40 2RT) in the last 12 months was 1338.0 per 1,000 residents and was 733.1% 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 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 245 (≈ 862.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (MK40 2RT), 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 The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dame Alice Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dame Alice Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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