Crime Rates at Hanover Place, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LU

Hanover Place area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe , and the 420th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Place (MK45 4LU) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Place (MK45 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hanover Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stuart Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.