Police are have cordoned off part of rear of the Higgins Museum after they received a report of a rape.
At approximately 12.40am on Monday, July 13, they received a report of a rape in Newnham Road, Bedford and an investigation is ongoing.
A man in his 20s from Bedford has been arrested and bailed with conditions in relation to the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident, or who may have seen anything suspicious in the area at the time, is asked to contact the police online, or by calling 101 quoting reference number 40/36143/21.
