Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wixams & Wilstead , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 543 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 Bedford Road (MK43 9JT) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Wixams & Wilstead average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (MK43 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Black Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Willows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old School Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squires Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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