Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK43 8NP
How much crime is recorded in MK43 8NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bromham & Biddenham
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,379 (2024)
How safe is MK43 8NP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK43 8NP 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
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 8NPNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary2.89.1
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.21.5
Other theft0.14.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.