Crime Rate in Greyfriars, ward

Greyfriars has the highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 128th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 11th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Greyfriars in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 199.7% higher than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Greyfriars’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 465 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 19 cases , down -9.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 12.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 608 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Greyfriars ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gwyn Street. Police recorded 183 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.