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Crime Rates in Central Bedfordshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

66.6

66.6

Low 2/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Central Bedfordshire, (local authority district) is 66.6 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Central Bedfordshire (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 22.8 2/10
Anti-social behaviour 13 4/10
Vehicle crime 5.63 6/10
Criminal damage and arson 4.89 2/10
Public order 4.4 3/10
Other theft 4.22 2/10
Shoplifting 4.15 2/10
Burglary 2.43 3/10
Drugs 1.95 3/10
Other crime 1.42 3/10
Robbery 0.615 3/10
Possession of weapons 0.466 2/10
Bicycle theft 0.418 3/10
Theft from the person 0.248 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Central Bedfordshire (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Central Bedfordshire (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Central Bedfordshire (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Central Bedfordshire (local authority district) and East of England (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Central Bedfordshire
    LAD
  • East of England
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Central Bedfordshire (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Central Bedfordshire (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield30.2 low
2. Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe42.2 low
3. Ampthill43 low
4. Aspley & Woburn43.9 low
5. Meppershall & Shillington45.2 low
6. Clifton, Henlow & Langford48.4 low
7. Flitwick49.6 low
8. Houghton Conquest & Haynes50.4 low
9. Cranfield & Marston Moretaine51 low
10. Biggleswade East51.2 low
11. Eaton Bray51.5 low
12. Arlesey & Fairfield53.4 low
13. Stotfold56.6 low
14. Leighton-Linslade West58.2 low
15. Northill59.7 low
16. Leighton-Linslade North60.3 low
17. Caddington60.9 low
18. Dunstable West63.7 low
19. Heath & Reach70.2 low
20. Potton70.2 low
21. Biggleswade West71.4 low
22. Dunstable South71.7 low
23. Sandy75.9 low
24. Shefford77.5 low
25. Dunstable North79.9 low
26. Toddington82.2 low
27. Leighton-Linslade South87.5 low
28. Houghton Regis East90.8 low
29. Dunstable East106 low
30. Dunstable Central113 medium
31. Houghton Regis West135 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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