Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bromham , and the 217th highest 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 High Street (NN10 9LS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 160.8% higher than the Bromham average (27.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (NN10 9LS), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brook Farm Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Farm Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Lane | Under investigation |
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