Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Beverley Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 165th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beverley Crescent (MK40 4BX) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Greyfriars average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beverley Crescent (MK40 4BX), 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 Beverley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oberon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cutcliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oberon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cutcliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milne Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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