Crime Rate in Great Denham, ward

Great Denham has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 2917th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 459th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Denham in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Denham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Denham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 28 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pennard Close (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.