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Crime in MK43 8

How much crime is recorded in MK43 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Population
19,733 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK43 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK43 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Burglary8.39.1
Shoplifting7.48.4
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Drugs3.02.4
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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