Crime Rates at Hartington Street, Bedford, MK41 7RN

Hartington Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Harpur , and the 76th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartington Street (MK41 7RN) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Harpur average (153.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Street (MK41 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Hill Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.