Crime Rate in Clapham & Oakley, ward

Clapham & Oakley has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 1198th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 177th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Clapham & Oakley in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Clapham & Oakley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Clapham & Oakley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shire Road, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Flax Close (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.