Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK45 1FE
How much crime is recorded in MK45 1FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Flitwick East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,447 (2024)
MK45 1FEBedford
How safe is MK45 1FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK45 1FE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
MK45 1FENational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.14.6
Burglary0.89.1
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.