Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Fairhill area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 77th 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 Fairhill (MK41 7FY) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Harpur average (153.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairhill (MK41 7FY), the main crime hotspot is near Fairhill. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairhill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairhill —
Sep 2025Drugs Fairhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairhill —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clapham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fairhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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