Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wixams & Wilstead , and the 155th highest crime rate of 542 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woburn Road (MK43 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Wixams & Wilstead average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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