Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK44 2TE
How much crime is recorded in MK44 2TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,118 (2024)
MK44 2TEBedford
How safe is MK44 2TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK44 2TE 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
18.2
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).
MK44 2TENational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.