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Queens Park

Middle area

South Bedford. 10,191 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Queens Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£297,498
3,552nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,778
Joint 1,342nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Queens Park

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Queens Park at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences326
Other crime137
Anti-social behaviour126
Shoplifting80
Vehicle crime61
Criminal damage and arson60
Drug offences49
Burglary20
Robbery11
Theft from the person7

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Queens Park compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Queens ParkMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, Bedford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from £248,000 to £464,975. The middle area is £337,500. Queens Park is £297,498.
£297,4985th cheapest
Population21 middle areas, Bedford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 5,507 to 12,828. The middle area is 8,870. Queens Park is 9,778.
9,7788th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 middle areas, Bedford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 0.0% to 53.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Queens Park is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, Bedford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bedford21 areas from 47.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.0%. Queens Park is 94.0%.
94.0%8th highest

Is Queens Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Queens Park at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Queens Park.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (326), other crime (137) and anti-social behaviour (126).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bedford

These figures are published for the whole of Bedford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bedford and not Queens Park alone. See Bedford

Average house price
£330,462
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,214
116th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.0×
Joint 133rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Queens Park in brief

The median price paid for a home in Queens Park was £297,498 in 2025.

Queens Park had 9,778 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Queens Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Queens Park, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.