Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lely Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 191st 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 Lely Close (MK41 7LS) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lely Close (MK41 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manton Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kneller Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lely Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lely Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hogarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constable Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kneller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kneller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kneller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kneller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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