Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK45 3HT
How much crime is recorded in MK45 3HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wixams & Elstow
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,283 (2024)
MK45 3HTBedford
How safe is MK45 3HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK45 3HT 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3HTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.01.5
Burglary0.69.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.