Crime Rate in Cranfield & Marston Moretaine, ward

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 2178th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 336th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cranfield & Marston Moretaine in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cranfield & Marston Moretaine’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 210.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 331 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cranfield & Marston Moretaine ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Salford Road, with 35 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Station Road (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.