Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK43 0BB
How much crime is recorded in MK43 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cranfield & Aspley Guise
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
MK43 0BBBedford
How safe is MK43 0BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK43 0BB 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
MK43 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.