Total Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Honey Hill Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 159th lowest 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 Honey Hill Road (MK40 4NU) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Greyfriars average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Honey Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Raleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paddlers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddlers Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddlers Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddlers Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddlers Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Street —
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Data Sources

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