Bedford
Local authority district
83.3/1,000
Low
Crimes (annualised)
14,880
Population
178,736
LAD crime rate
83.3 /1,000
National band
3 / 10
Window: 2025-04 → 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk recorded crimes · Population: ONS LSOA mid-year estimates · National band scale from England & Wales LAD distribution
Wards in Bedford (28)
- CauldwellPopulation 10,755196.4 /1,000High
- HarpurPopulation 8,759186.3 /1,000High
- Castle & NewnhamPopulation 8,622166.3 /1,000Moderate
- KingsbrookPopulation 10,191153.7 /1,000Moderate
- GoldingtonPopulation 9,05098.1 /1,000Low
- RiverfieldPopulation 3,75989.4 /1,000Low
- BrickhillPopulation 8,73387.3 /1,000Low
- De ParysPopulation 6,97885.4 /1,000Low
- Wixams & WilsteadPopulation 10,87583.9 /1,000Low
- Kempston NorthPopulation 3,89483.2 /1,000Low
- Great DenhamPopulation 4,58379.9 /1,000Low
- Renhold & RavensdenPopulation 3,05573.3 /1,000Low
- ShortstownPopulation 6,42470.4 /1,000Low
- Kempston SouthPopulation 4,43570.3 /1,000Low
- Kempston WestPopulation 4,62167.5 /1,000Low
- BiddenhamPopulation 3,12866.5 /1,000Low
- Queens ParkPopulation 9,48364.5 /1,000Low
- WybostonPopulation 4,34360.8 /1,000Very low
- HarroldPopulation 4,72256.4 /1,000Very low
- Wootton & Kempston RuralPopulation 7,55056.4 /1,000Very low
- PutnoePopulation 7,77051.0 /1,000Very low
- Great BarfordPopulation 3,73345.0 /1,000Very low
- BromhamPopulation 5,77731.2 /1,000Very low
- Clapham & OakleyPopulation 7,03418.8 /1,000Very low
- GreyfriarsPopulation 4,1360.0 /1,000Very low
- Kempston Central & EastPopulation 9,1450.0 /1,000Very low
- RiseleyPopulation 3,0200.0 /1,000Very low
- SharnbrookPopulation 4,1610.0 /1,000Very low
Other LADs in East of England
- NorwichPopulation 142,853102.2 /1,000Low
- HarlowPopulation 89,706101.7 /1,000Low
- IpswichPopulation 136,91392.1 /1,000Low
- CambridgePopulation 120,44991.9 /1,000Low
- LutonPopulation 214,29391.7 /1,000Low
- HertsmerePopulation 105,10588.9 /1,000Low
- BroxbournePopulation 98,55088.3 /1,000Low
- DacorumPopulation 155,82585.2 /1,000Low
- Great YarmouthPopulation 98,79681.3 /1,000Low
- ChelmsfordPopulation 182,58879.2 /1,000Low
- FenlandPopulation 102,52674.9 /1,000Low
- Epping ForestPopulation 131,68969.8 /1,000Low
- BasildonPopulation 187,78664.1 /1,000Low
- Central BedfordshirePopulation 301,67962.0 /1,000Low
- HuntingdonshirePopulation 180,33760.5 /1,000Very low
- East HertfordshirePopulation 154,67759.2 /1,000Very low
- North HertfordshirePopulation 133,57058.8 /1,000Very low
- BraintreePopulation 153,21953.1 /1,000Very low
- BrecklandPopulation 141,72352.3 /1,000Very low
- ColchesterPopulation 201,19247.7 /1,000Very low
- East CambridgeshirePopulation 90,61246.9 /1,000Very low
- BaberghPopulation 92,12043.5 /1,000Very low
- BrentwoodPopulation 78,23542.2 /1,000Very low
- East SuffolkPopulation 249,00341.5 /1,000Very low
- Mid SuffolkPopulation 104,76040.6 /1,000Very low
- King's Lynn and West NorfolkPopulation 154,58138.2 /1,000Very low
- Castle PointPopulation 90,37636.6 /1,000Very low
- BroadlandPopulation 131,38336.1 /1,000Very low
- North NorfolkPopulation 104,96435.2 /1,000Very low
- MaldonPopulation 65,56721.3 /1,000Very low