Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK45 5BD
How much crime is recorded in MK45 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Flitwick East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
MK45 5BDBedford
How safe is MK45 5BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK45 5BD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 5BDNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order1.74.6
Burglary1.59.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Other theft0.44.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.