Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 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 80.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Honey Hill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 186th highest 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 Honey Hill Road (MK40 4NS) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Greyfriars average (303.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honey Hill Road (MK40 4NS), 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 Honey Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Boyde Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cox'S Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cox'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honey Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honey Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boyde Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernlea Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shearley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chestnut Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Avenue 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 Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernlea Close —
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Data Sources

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