Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK40 4TY
How much crime is recorded in MK40 4TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bromham & Biddenham
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,363 (2024)
MK40 4TYBedford
How safe is MK40 4TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK40 4TY 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4TYNational
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Public order5.24.6
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.