Bedford crime stats
The overall crime rate in Bedford city is 138.8 crimes per 1,000 which is 138% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 5.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 135% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 51.4% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Bicycle theft crime rate is at 211% of national crime rate which puts Bedford on 16. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Bicycle theft crime makes up 1.3% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 bicycle theft crime totalled 190 representing a decrease 20.5% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Bedford city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 34.8% | 42. highest | 135% | 5.1k | 6.7% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 14.9% | 36. highest | 129% | 2.2k | 4.9% |
| Shoplifting crime | 11.5% | 18. highest | 181% | 1.7k | 11.7% |
| Public order crime | 7.0% | 41. highest | 140% | 1.0k | 0.0% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.2% | 52. lowest | 122% | 896 | -1.2% |
| Other theft crime | 6.0% | 25. highest | 125% | 880 | 11.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 5.8% | 19. highest | 155% | 841 | -6.9% |
| Drugs crime | 4.0% | 21. highest | 164% | 585 | 11.6% |
| Burglary crime | 2.9% | 44. highest | 109% | 422 | -11.2% |
| Other crime | 2.4% | 30. highest | 150% | 347 | -9.4% |
| Robbery crime | 1.5% | 25. highest | 143% | 212 | 51.4% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.3% | 16. highest | 211% | 190 | -20.5% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.2% | 28. highest | 162% | 171 | 18.8% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.7% | 30. highest | 55% | 101 | 4.1% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Bedford crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Bedford city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Bedford city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Bedford city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 20.7 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.5 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.4 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 9.7 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 15.9 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 8.0 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 48.3 | 35.7 |
Bedford overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Bedford crime rate comparison map
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