Crime Rates at Coventry Road, Bedford, MK40 4EN

Coventry Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 150th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coventry Road (MK40 4EN) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Greyfriars average (303.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (MK40 4EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunville Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensbury Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.