Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 37.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Riseley , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

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 High Street (PE28 0LY) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Riseley average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PE28 0LY), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Lane. Police recorded 4 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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