Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK43 0PY
How much crime is recorded in MK43 0PY, 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
- 1,505 (2024)
MK43 0PYBedford
How safe is MK43 0PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK43 0PY 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 0PYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Shoplifting12.28.4
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.