Crime Rate in Putnoe, ward

Putnoe has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 1038th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 154th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Putnoe in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Putnoe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 140 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 Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Putnoe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 37 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Colchester Way (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.