Crime Rates at Marlborough Road, Bedford, MK40 4LE

Marlborough Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Road (MK40 4LE) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Greyfriars average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (MK40 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Raleigh Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.