Crime Rate in Castle & Newnham, ward

Castle & Newnham has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 255th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 22nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle & Newnham in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% higher than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle & Newnham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 679 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 24 cases , up 9.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 906 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle & Newnham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.