Crime Rate in Riverfield, ward

Riverfield has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 1313th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 198th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Riverfield in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Riverfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Riverfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Chapel Close, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kimble Drive (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.