Overview of Central Bedfordshire crime rate
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Central Bedfordshire, positioned 21st out of 25 in the region for crime rates, reported 19,938 incidents in 2023. The area, with a population of 294,252, experiences a crime rate of 67.76 per 1,000 residents, witnessing a slight decline of 1.75% from the previous year.
In Central Bedfordshire, the prevalent crime types are Violence and sexual offences (31.1%), Anti-social behaviour (20.0%), and Vehicle crime (9.0%), with the least frequent being Bicycle theft (0.9%), Robbery (0.6%), and Theft from the person (0.6%).
Of the 31 wards, those with higher crime rates include Dunstable-Central (143.4), Tithe Farm (124.1), and Houghton Hall (101.9), while the lowest rates are in Barton-le-Clay (39.5), Silsoe and Shillington (35.3), and Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield (28.8).
Reviewing postcode districts within or overlapping Central Bedfordshire, the highest crime rates are in LU1 (173.8), LU5 (101.6), and LU2 (86.2), with the safest being MK45 (45.8), SG16 (43.4), and MK43 (37.7).
Central Bedfordshire crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 6191 (31.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 3996 (20.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 1795 (9.0)%
- Other theft – 1751 (8.8)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1551 (7.8)%
- Public order – 1389 (7.0)%
- Shoplifting – 1071 (5.4)%
- Burglary – 846 (4.2)%
- Drugs – 392 (2.0)%
- Other crime – 357 (1.8)%
- Possession of weapons – 183 (0.9)%
- Bicycle theft – 183 (0.9)%
- Robbery – 122 (0.6)%
- Theft from the person – 111 (0.6)%
How does Central Bedfordshire compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Central Bedfordshire is compared against
Crime rates in Central Bedfordshire wards
There are 31 wards within Central Bedfordshire. Dunstable-Central, Tithe Farm, Houghton Hall has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 31 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Dunstable-Central (143.4)
- Tithe Farm (124.1)
- Houghton Hall (101.9)
- Dunstable-Icknield (98.6)
- Sandy (97.4)
- Caddington (91.7)
- Dunstable-Manshead (89.6)
- Leighton Buzzard North (83.8)
- Parkside (Central Bedfordshire) (83.8)
- Toddington (83.4)
- Shefford (75.9)
- Biggleswade North (73.6)
- Heath and Reach (73.5)
- Leighton Buzzard South (71.5)
- Dunstable-Northfields (66.0)
- Linslade (59.7)
- Biggleswade South (59.5)
- Eaton Bray (59.3)
- Northill (58.9)
- Flitwick (58.0)
- Arlesey (51.4)
- Cranfield and Marston Moretaine (51.1)
- Dunstable-Watling (49.1)
- Potton (49.0)
- Stotfold and Langford (46.2)
- Ampthill (43.5)
- Aspley and Woburn (42.2)
- Houghton Conquest and Haynes (41.3)
- Barton-le-Clay (39.5)
- Silsoe and Shillington (35.3)
- Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield (28.8)
Analyze trends and crime types for Central Bedfordshire wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Central Bedfordshire
There are 24 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Central Bedfordshire. Highest crime rates in LU1, LU5, LU2 .
- LU1 – 173.8
- LU5 – 101.6
- LU2 – 86.2
- SG6 – 85.7
- AL3 – 77.6
- MK17 – 75.2
- LU4 – 74.6
- SG17 – 70.3
- SG5 – 69.7
- PE19 – 69.5
- SG19 – 69.4
- MK44 – 67.7
- LU7 – 67.3
- SG7 – 65.3
- LU6 – 62.8
- LU3 – 61.9
- SG18 – 60.5
- SG15 – 58.4
- SG8 – 53.2
- AL5 – 49.2
- HP4 – 48.4
- MK45 – 45.8
- SG16 – 43.4
- MK43 – 37.7
Postcode districts in Central Bedfordshire
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