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Crime in MK45 3

How much crime is recorded in MK45 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Population
27,390 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK45 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK45 3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3National
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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