Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartington Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 40th 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 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Harpur average (160.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% 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 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foster Hill Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road West
Apr 2026Drugs Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Hill
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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