Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowlandson Way 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 Rowlandson Way (MK41 7LT) 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 Rowlandson Way (MK41 7LT), 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.
View Crime In Harpur| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kneller Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kneller Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedgwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kneller Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lely Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kneller Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Constable Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hogarth Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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