Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 68.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Palmerston Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Harpur , and the 165th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Street (MK41 7SE) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Street (MK41 7SE), 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 Palmerston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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