Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarendon Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 214th 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 Clarendon Street (MK41 7DP) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Harpur average (160.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Street (MK41 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Chandos Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevor Street —
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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