Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clapham & Oakley , and the 193rd 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 High Street (MK41 6EG) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% higher than the Clapham & Oakley average (42.1 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 Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (MK41 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bedford Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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