Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Riseley , and the 192nd 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 High Street (PE28 0LY) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Riseley average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PE28 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aylott Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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