Crime Rate in Heath & Reach, ward

Heath & Reach has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 3606th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 342nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heath & Reach in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heath & Reach’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heath & Reach ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Clifford Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.