Crime Rate in Goldington, ward

Goldington has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 1374th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 110th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Goldington in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Goldington’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 377 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 335 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Goldington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 432 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.