Total Crime
61,863
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
-2.6%
63,501 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+3.8%
14,743 vs 14,206
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 2.6% in this area.
Driven by
•
Drugs ↑ 45.6%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.7%
•
Robbery ↑ 49.4%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 19.9%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 7.0%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 11.6%
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
|
2,591 |
+45.6%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.2%
|
21,780 |
+3.7%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
826 |
+49.4%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
730 |
+14.2%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
533 |
+0.2%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other crime
|
1,461 |
-2.4%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
423 |
-14.0%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,272 |
-2.2%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,950 |
-2.5%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,122 |
-7.3%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
2,005 |
-16.9%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
4,414 |
-11.6%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
9,724 |
-7.0%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,032 |
-19.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |