Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
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

Garfield Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 246th 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 Garfield Street (MK41 7RY) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Harpur average (160.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garfield Street (MK41 7RY), the main crime hotspot is near Chandos Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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