Crime Rate in Houghton Conquest & Haynes, ward

Houghton Conquest & Haynes has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 1277th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 190th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Houghton Conquest & Haynes in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Houghton Conquest & Haynes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Houghton Conquest & Haynes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Claydon Orchard, with 13 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wheatfield Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.