Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK40 3TF
How much crime is recorded in MK40 3TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle & Kingsway
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
MK40 3TFBedford
How safe is MK40 3TF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK40 3TF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3TFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Burglary5.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.