Bedfordshire Police/Crime in Bedfordshire Police

Crime in Bedfordshire Police

Recorded crime across Bedfordshire Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 674,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

4,745Crimes recorded

7.0Rate per 1,000

25 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

4,745

Crime rate per 1,000

7.0 per 1,000 people

National ranking

25 of 41 (10% below average)

Month-on-month

-1.7%

Year-on-year

-6.5% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (35.4%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20234,633 crimes

Mar 20235,072 crimes

+9.5% vs previous month

Apr 20235,014 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

May 20235,638 crimes

+12.4% vs previous month

Jun 20235,595 crimes

-0.8% vs previous month

Jul 20235,581 crimes

-0.3% vs previous month

Aug 20235,469 crimes

-2.0% vs previous month

Sept 20235,474 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Oct 20235,458 crimes

-0.3% vs previous month

Nov 20235,010 crimes

-8.2% vs previous month

Dec 20234,709 crimes

-6.0% vs previous month

Jan 20245,151 crimes

+9.4% vs previous month

Feb 20244,967 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Mar 20245,495 crimes

+10.6% vs previous month

Apr 20245,527 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

May 20246,278 crimes

+13.6% vs previous month

Jun 20246,206 crimes

-1.1% vs previous month

Jul 20245,852 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Aug 20245,769 crimes

-1.4% vs previous month

Sept 20245,411 crimes

-6.2% vs previous month

Oct 20245,410 crimes

-0.0% vs previous month

Nov 20245,136 crimes

-5.1% vs previous month

Dec 20245,159 crimes

+0.4% vs previous month

Jan 20255,077 crimes

-1.6% vs previous month

Feb 20254,718 crimes

-7.1% vs previous month

Mar 20255,463 crimes

+15.8% vs previous month

Apr 20255,399 crimes

-1.2% vs previous month

May 20255,885 crimes

+9.0% vs previous month

Jun 20255,806 crimes

-1.3% vs previous month

Jul 20256,223 crimes

+7.2% vs previous month

Aug 20255,595 crimes

-10.1% vs previous month

Sept 20255,200 crimes

-7.1% vs previous month

Oct 20255,576 crimes

+7.2% vs previous month

Nov 20255,223 crimes

-6.3% vs previous month

Dec 20254,826 crimes

-7.6% vs previous month

Jan 20264,745 crimes

-1.7% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
1,678 (35.4%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
645 (13.6%)
3
Shoplifting
379 (8.0%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
337 (7.1%)
5
Vehicle crime
311 (6.6%)
6
Public order
307 (6.5%)
7
Other theft
304 (6.4%)
8
Drugs
285 (6.0%)
9
Other crime
178 (3.8%)
10
Burglary
148 (3.1%)
11
Possession of weapons
59 (1.2%)
12
Robbery
56 (1.2%)
13
Theft from person
29 (0.6%)
14
Bicycle theft
25 (0.5%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	4,745	-1.7%	1,678	645	148	311	379	285	56	307
Dec 2025	4,826	-7.6%	1,745	596	169	328	436	209	72	279
Nov 2025	5,223	-6.3%	1,774	683	188	451	504	229	75	365
Oct 2025	5,576	+7.2%	1,972	734	199	487	492	227	78	379
Sept 2025	5,200	-7.1%	1,818	764	148	406	506	200	75	357
Aug 2025	5,595	-10.1%	1,842	979	166	357	518	244	86	378
Jul 2025	6,223	+7.2%	2,183	1,089	213	358	494	241	82	450
Jun 2025	5,806	-1.3%	2,001	963	172	398	524	206	75	402
May 2025	5,885	+9.0%	2,019	899	216	503	510	187	65	438
Apr 2025	5,399	-1.2%	1,806	888	189	343	551	174	50	379
Mar 2025	5,463	+15.8%	1,898	879	166	381	572	134	35	381
Feb 2025	4,718	-7.1%	1,676	615	169	374	483	153	32	297
Jan 2025	5,077	-1.6%	1,776	605	189	454	571	190	52	336
Dec 2024	5,159	+0.4%	1,839	653	195	465	514	156	44	377
Nov 2024	5,136	-5.1%	1,658	664	228	391	657	149	52	336
Oct 2024	5,410	-0.0%	1,661	865	193	479	659	151	51	379
Sept 2024	5,411	-6.2%	1,792	861	213	438	648	138	54	362
Aug 2024	5,769	-1.4%	1,719	1,023	274	419	742	134	43	414
Jul 2024	5,852	-5.7%	1,991	1,074	243	355	500	156	63	428
Jun 2024	6,206	-1.1%	1,947	1,224	246	481	530	127	58	457
May 2024	6,278	+13.6%	2,052	1,110	235	585	503	156	49	453
Apr 2024	5,527	+0.6%	1,748	1,009	207	465	511	137	52	408
Mar 2024	5,495	+10.6%	1,837	870	254	460	439	152	76	427
Feb 2024	4,967	-3.6%	1,685	682	224	455	459	162	50	326
Jan 2024	5,151	+9.4%	1,774	673	276	416	500	147	36	345
Dec 2023	4,709	-6.0%	1,667	524	240	368	367	158	48	366
Nov 2023	5,010	-8.2%	1,751	644	269	465	324	128	40	367
Oct 2023	5,458	-0.3%	1,846	872	208	410	365	147	63	442
Sept 2023	5,474	+0.1%	1,853	903	217	472	348	167	54	435
Aug 2023	5,469	-2.0%	1,666	1,080	194	493	360	182	48	366
Jul 2023	5,581	-0.3%	1,729	1,068	209	415	430	180	46	385
Jun 2023	5,595	-0.8%	1,744	1,122	191	401	457	166	41	410
May 2023	5,638	+12.4%	1,786	1,058	172	402	488	135	51	467
Apr 2023	5,014	-1.1%	1,616	818	177	399	519	146	38	394
Mar 2023	5,072	+9.5%	1,647	730	193	412	446	155	56	401
Feb 2023	4,633	—	1,504	729	212	339	396	154	55	352