Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK45 3AB
How much crime is recorded in MK45 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilstead & Shortstown
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,997 (2024)
MK45 3ABBedford
How safe is MK45 3AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK45 3AB area, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3ABNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.14.6
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 93% 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.