Total Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woburn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wixams & Wilstead , and the 178th highest crime rate of 542 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woburn Road (MK43 9AH) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Wixams & Wilstead average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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