Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beverley Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 224th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beverley Crescent (MK40 4BX) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Greyfriars average (303.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beverley Crescent (MK40 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesterton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winifred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cutcliffe Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutcliffe Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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