Total Crime Rate

221.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Other theft 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 42nd 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 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 221.1 per 1,000 residents and was 163.6% higher than the Shortstown average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cople Road (MK44 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cople Road area

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Data Sources

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