Total Crime
61,785
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: June 2026
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YoY Change
-1.4%
62,665 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+15.6%
16,310 vs 14,113
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 1.4% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 4.3%
•
Drugs ↑ 37.0%
•
Robbery ↑ 45.1%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 19.1%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 13.8%
•
Burglary ↓ 15.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 35.5%
|
21,913 |
+4.3%
vs +1.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
9,799 |
-1.8%
vs -1.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,076 |
-19.1%
vs -2.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,285 |
0.0%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
4,175 |
-13.8%
vs -7.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,071 |
-6.7%
vs -3.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,857 |
-4.5%
vs -4.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
2,587 |
+37.0%
vs +3.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
1,960 |
-15.3%
vs -6.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
1,502 |
+1.1%
vs -2.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
846 |
+45.1%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
770 |
+19.0%
vs +8.5% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
513 |
+0.2%
vs -8.5% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Theft from the person
|
431 |
-3.4%
vs -20.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |