Total Crime Rate

201.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 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 201.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cople Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shortstown , and the 56th 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 Cople Road (MK44 3SH) in the last 12 months was 201.0 per 1,000 residents and was 138.1% higher than the Shortstown average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cople Road (MK44 3SH), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cople Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Yeomans Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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