Total Crime Rate

566.3 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 566.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 96.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 44.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Milne Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 15th 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 Milne Row (MK40 2TD) in the last 12 months was 566.3 per 1,000 residents and was 268.5% higher than the Harpur average (153.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 164.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milne Row (MK40 2TD), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milne Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cutcliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oberon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oberon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milne Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cutcliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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