The overall crime rate in Bedford city is 131.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 4.6k crimes were violent crimes which is 33.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 127% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 44.5% 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 274% of national crime rate which puts Bedford on 6. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 2.1% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 296 cases and has decreased by 20.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of July 2023 - June 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 33.2% | 48. lowest | 127% | 4.6k | 10.4% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 16.1% | 32. highest | 140% | 2.2k | 8.3% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.8% | 43. lowest | 137% | 1.1k | 44.5% |
Public order crime | 7.8% | 40. highest | 141% | 1.1k | -5.0% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.4% | 50. highest | 129% | 1.0k | 15.9% |
Vehicle crime | 6.9% | 23. highest | 151% | 949 | 24.4% |
Other theft crime | 6.4% | 46. lowest | 111% | 880 | 0.7% |
Burglary crime | 4.2% | 30. highest | 132% | 578 | 25.1% |
Drugs crime | 3.3% | 25. highest | 161% | 454 | -7.0% |
Bicycle theft crime | 2.1% | 6. highest | 274% | 296 | -20.6% |
Other crime | 1.9% | 39. highest | 136% | 266 | 16.2% |
Robbery crime | 1.0% | 43. highest | 108% | 138 | 3.8% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.0% | 52. highest | 145% | 138 | 21.1% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.8% | 36. highest | 55% | 117 | -20.4% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Bedford city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Bedford city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 21.3 | 15.2 |
Bicycle theft | 2.8 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 5.5 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 9.8 | 7.6 |
Drugs | 4.3 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 2.5 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 8.4 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Public order | 10.3 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 10.3 | 7.5 |
Theft from the person | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Vehicle crime | 9.0 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 43.7 | 34.5 |