Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Broadway area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 139th 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 The Broadway (MK40 2TH) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Broadway (MK40 2TH), 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 Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/154)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lime Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balsall Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lurke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gadsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwyn Street —
Apr 2026Public order Gwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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