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

Manton Lane 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 Manton Lane (MK41 7NU) 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 Manton Lane (MK41 7NU), 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 Manton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Vehicle crime Constable Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lely Close —
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Data Sources

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