Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK44 3RT
How much crime is recorded in MK44 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blunham, Caldecote & Broom
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
MK44 3RTBedford
How safe is MK44 3RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK44 3RT 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
17.3
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order4.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
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.