Crime Rate in De Parys, ward

De Parys has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 2937th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 462nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in De Parys in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, De Parys’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the De Parys ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.