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Crime in MK40 4AP

How much crime is recorded in MK40 4AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bromham & Biddenham
Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,960 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK40 4AP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK40 4AP area, broadly in line with 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
30.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4APNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Vehicle crime11.63.5
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Public order0.14.6
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 70% 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.

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