Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK45 3JA
How much crime is recorded in MK45 3JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wixams & Elstow
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,273 (2024)
MK45 3JABedford
How safe is MK45 3JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK45 3JA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 3JANational
Shoplifting28.98.4
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft4.24.5
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.