Total Crime Rate

111.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harlequin Crescent area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 121st highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harlequin Crescent (MK42 6DY) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1481.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harlequin Crescent (MK42 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near Goldfinch Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harlequin Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peregrine Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldfinch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minnow Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
Sep 2025Public order Mink Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peregrine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thistle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roe Deer Place —
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Data Sources

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