Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK43 0LY
How much crime is recorded in MK43 0LY, 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
- 1,015 (2024)
MK43 0LYBedford
How safe is MK43 0LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK43 0LY 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Shoplifting8.28.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order2.54.6
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.