Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Harewood Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harewood Road (MK42 9TG) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harewood Road (MK42 9TG), the main crime hotspot is near Luke Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brackley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gostwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadsworth Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargreaves Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brackley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5134 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5134 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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