Total Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Drugs 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Cromwell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 65th 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 Cromwell Road (MK40 4LR) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (MK40 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Henley Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kempster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempster Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempster Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempster Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kempster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford End Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ford End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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