Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harpur Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 111th highest crime rate of 543 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 Harpur Street (MK40 2ST) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harpur Street (MK40 2ST), 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 Harpur Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Gwyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gwyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Boswell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balsall Street East —
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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