Total Crime Rate

264.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.3 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 264.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.8 8/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nelson Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 31st 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 Nelson Street (MK40 4JP) in the last 12 months was 264.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (MK40 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Raleigh Street. Police recorded 63 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 Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cox'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cox'S Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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