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Crime in MK40 3

How much crime is recorded in MK40 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Population
16,457 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK40 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK40 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

MK40 3National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Shoplifting14.88.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary11.29.1
Public order6.54.6
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs4.32.4
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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