Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK45 3RT
How much crime is recorded in MK45 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wixams & Elstow
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,940 (2024)
MK45 3RTBedford
How safe is MK45 3RT
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 3RT 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
57
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Burglary10.99.1
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.