Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK44 3AB
How much crime is recorded in MK44 3AB, 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
- 1,425 (2024)
How safe is MK44 3AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK44 3AB area, less than half 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
15.1
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).
MK44 3ABNational
Burglary12.99.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Other theft6.84.5
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Drugs3.32.4
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.