Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK40 3AD
How much crime is recorded in MK40 3AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- De Parys
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,362 (2024)
MK40 3ADBedford
How safe is MK40 3AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK40 3AD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 3ADNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Burglary1.49.1
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.62.4
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.