Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.5 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Union Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 67th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (MK40 2SE) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 157.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (MK40 2SE), 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 Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckett Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevor Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Public order Beckett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Boswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conduit Road —
Apr 2026Public order Conduit Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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