Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crowe Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 218th 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 Crowe Road (MK40 4FY) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crowe Road (MK40 4FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Finches, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henley Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crowe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close
Apr 2026Other theft Granet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensbury Close
Apr 2026Other theft Queensbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Finches
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kempster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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