Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK41 0DF
How much crime is recorded in MK41 0DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Putnoe
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,293 (2024)
MK41 0DFBedford
How safe is MK41 0DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK41 0DF 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
MK41 0DFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Drugs5.02.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Public order0.74.6
Burglary0.19.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.