Crime Rates at Harewood Road, Bedford, MK42 9TQ

Harewood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 222nd 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 Harewood Road (MK42 9TQ) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harewood Road (MK42 9TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5134, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luke Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.