Crime in MK40 9
How much crime is recorded in MK40 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 2,579 (2024)
MK40 9Postcode sector · Bedford
How safe is MK40 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 113.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK40 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.