Crime in MK45 9
How much crime is recorded in MK45 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 2,341 (2024)
MK45 9Postcode sector · Bedford
How safe is MK45 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in MK45 9, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.