Crime Rates at Waite Meadows, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9PU

Waite Meadows area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wixams & Wilstead , and the 261st highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waite Meadows (MK43 9PU) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Wixams & Wilstead average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waite Meadows (MK43 9PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Folkes Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stevenson Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.