Crime Rate in Wixams & Wilstead, ward

Wixams & Wilstead has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 3433rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 423rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wixams & Wilstead in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wixams & Wilstead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 314 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 108.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 378 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wixams & Wilstead ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 115 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kestrel Gardens (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.