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Crime in MK41 8

How much crime is recorded in MK41 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Population
17,269 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK41 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK41 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).

MK41 8National
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Burglary8.39.1
Other theft5.74.5
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Drugs3.52.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Theft from the person3.02.1
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime1.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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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