Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK43 0FB
How much crime is recorded in MK43 0FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,708 (2024)
MK43 0FBBedford
How safe is MK43 0FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK43 0FB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 0FBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft0.84.5
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 62% 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.