Crime Rate in Bromham, ward

Bromham has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 436th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bromham in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bromham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bromham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Red Cedar Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.