Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Park Road North area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 168th lowest 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 Park Road North (MK41 7RH) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road North (MK41 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Roff Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constable Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hogarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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