Crime Rate in Riseley, ward

Riseley has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 3558th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 392nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Riseley in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Riseley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Riseley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Old Milton Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.