Total Crime
61,909
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Bedfordshire Police
Bedfordshire Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Bedfordshire Police.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
-2.7%
63,627 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-6.0%
14,113 vs 15,007
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 2.7% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 47.5%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.5%
•
Robbery ↑ 44.2%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 18.3%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 8.0%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 14.0%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Bedfordshire Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
2,572 |
+47.5%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.1%
|
21,700 |
+3.5%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
802 |
+44.2%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
737 |
+19.4%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
549 |
+3.8%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
1,438 |
-3.1%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,985 |
-1.5%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
431 |
-14.1%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,272 |
-2.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,156 |
-7.2%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,047 |
-15.7%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
4,387 |
-14.0%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
9,724 |
-8.0%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,109 |
-18.3%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |