Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK43 0DN
How much crime is recorded in MK43 0DN, 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
- 2,008 (2024)
MK43 0DNBedford
How safe is MK43 0DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK43 0DN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 0DNNational
Burglary10.39.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Shoplifting3.38.4
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.