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Crime in Bedfordshire
Published street-crime records for Bedfordshire from the Bedfordshire Police area on data.police.uk.
Data scope: Bedford, Luton, and the rest of the Bedfordshire Police area.
Latest month: July 2026
Street-crime records
3,530
Police-recorded action or local resolution
28
Share with those outcomes
0.8%
Coverage for Bedfordshire Police currently spans 150 months
of loaded street-crime data, from December 2013 to July 2026.
Outcome shares are descriptive summaries of published police outcomes, not conviction rates.
Last 12 loaded months
August 2025 to July 2026.
Street-crime records
33,633
Share with action or local resolution
1.7%
Change vs previous 12 months
-0.6%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| August 2025 |
2,895 |
| September 2025 |
2,692 |
| October 2025 |
2,866 |
| November 2025 |
2,719 |
| December 2025 |
2,383 |
| January 2026 |
2,411 |
| February 2026 |
2,421 |
| March 2026 |
2,833 |
| April 2026 |
2,834 |
| May 2026 |
3,107 |
| June 2026 |
2,942 |
| July 2026 |
3,530 |
Top crime categories
Share of street-crime records in the same trailing window for the Bedfordshire Police area.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
12,501 |
37.2% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
5,610 |
16.7% |
| Criminal Damage Arson |
2,354 |
7.0% |
| Shoplifting |
2,321 |
6.9% |
| Vehicle Crime |
2,232 |
6.6% |
| Public Order |
2,203 |
6.6% |
| Other Theft |
2,035 |
6.1% |
| Drugs |
1,298 |
3.9% |
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Latest loaded month for Bedfordshire Police: April 2026.
Limits to keep in mind
- These figures are published police records for the Bedfordshire Police area, not a single borough, council area, street, or postcode.
- Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release.
- Recording practices differ between forces, so force-to-force comparisons need care.
- Outcome labels are not court results or conviction rates.
Full detail is on the methodology page.
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