Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Harefield Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 180th 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 Harefield Avenue (MK42 9RL) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harefield Avenue (MK42 9RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cosmic Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harefield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cosmic Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Almonds —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittingstall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harefield Avenue —
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Data Sources

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