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Crime in MK41

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

Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Population
56,114 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK41

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK41, broadly in line with 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
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).

MK41National
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Shoplifting15.28.4
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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