Crime Rates at Honey Hill Road, Bedford, MK40 4PD

Honey Hill Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 108th 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 Honey Hill Road (MK40 4PD) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honey Hill Road (MK40 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Ormesby Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.