Total Crime Rate

391.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 391.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Henley Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 24th 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 Henley Road (MK40 4FX) in the last 12 months was 391.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 207.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henley Road (MK40 4FX), the main crime hotspot is near A5141. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5141 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5141 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5141 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5141 —
Apr 2026Other crime Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kempster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford End Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kempster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford End Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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