Total Crime Rate

1140.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1140.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 493.0 10/10
  • Other crime 334.5 10/10
  • Public order 88.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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

The Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 5th 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 1140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 642.5% 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 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 591.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Street —
Sep 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saffron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Street —
Sep 2025Public order Dane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Dane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dane Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Boswell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Demontfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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