Overview of Bedford crime rate
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The forefront of crime types in Bedford includes Violence and sexual offences (34.0%), Anti-social behaviour (16.0%), and Public order crimes (8.2%), while the least common involve Possession of weapons (1.0%), Robbery (0.9%), and Theft from the person (0.9%).
Out of 27 wards, the highest crime rates are observed in Castle (Bedford) (356.6), Harpur (171.9), and Cauldwell (131.3). Conversely, the safest wards include Putnoe (41.2), Bromham and Biddenham (34.5), and Oakley (Bedford) (22.7).
Bedford crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 5604 (34.0)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 2637 (16.0)%
- Public order – 1350 (8.2)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1319 (8.0)%
- Other theft – 1159 (7.0)%
- Shoplifting – 1056 (6.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 1036 (6.3)%
- Burglary – 655 (4.0)%
- Drugs – 603 (3.7)%
- Other crime – 300 (1.8)%
- Bicycle theft – 291 (1.8)%
- Possession of weapons – 167 (1.0)%
- Robbery – 156 (0.9)%
- Theft from the person – 150 (0.9)%
How does Bedford compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Bedford is compared against
Crime rates in Bedford wards
There are 27 wards within Bedford. Castle (Bedford), Harpur, Cauldwell has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 27 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Bedford
There are 13 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Bedford. Highest crime rates in NN29, MK40, NN8 .
- NN29 – 150.9
- MK40 – 148.7
- NN8 – 117.8
- NN10 – 108.0
- PE28 – 106.8
- MK42 – 104.8
- PE19 – 69.5
- MK44 – 67.7
- MK41 – 66.4
- NN9 – 54.6
- MK46 – 46.7
- MK45 – 45.8
- MK43 – 37.7
Postcode districts in Bedford
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