Bedfordshire crime stats

April 2024

The overall crime rate in Bedfordshire county is 100.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 19.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 32.9% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 93% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 25.1% over the last twelve months.Bedfordshire crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (52 counties)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →32.9%16. lowest93%19.8k-1.7%
Antisocial behaviour crime →17.4%15. highest110%10.5k-7.0%
Vehicle crime →8.2%6. highest132%4.9k-3.3%
Criminal damage and arson crime →7.6%24. lowest96%4.6k-0.0%
Other theft crime →7.6%13. highest96%4.6k-6.3%
Public order crime →7.4%25. lowest95%4.5k-15.6%
Shoplifting crime →6.2%16. lowest87%3.8k25.1%
Burglary crime →4.0%21. highest93%2.4k-2.6%
Drugs crime →3.0%13. highest110%1.8k-1.5%
Other crime →1.8%26. lowest100%1.1k0.3%
Bicycle theft crime →1.1%18. highest100%662-25.6%
Possession of weapons crime →1.1%16. highest118%6508.9%
Theft from the person crime →0.9%14. highest45%5337.2%
Robbery crime →0.9%11. highest69%523-12.0%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 132% of national crime rate which puts Bedfordshire on 6. position out of 52 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 8.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 4.9k cases and has decreased by 3.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Bedfordshire crime rate comparison map

This map compares crime rate in Bedfordshire county to the national crime rate.

Bedfordshire crime rate comparison map

Bedfordshire crime rate by crime statistic

This graph compares crime rate in Bedfordshire county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.

Bedfordshire crime rate by crime statistic

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