Published anti-social behaviour rates, Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire Police area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published anti-social behaviour records per 1,000 Census 2021 residents, September 2025 to August 2026. Counts sit beside every rate.

These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.

Highest published rates

Rank of 18	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	LU1 50,483 residents	24.5	1,239
2	MK40 39,388 residents	21.6	850
3	LU5 42,100 residents	21.1	888
4	SG15 6,036 residents	20.9	126
5	MK42 56,410 residents	18.3	1,033
6	LU2 61,628 residents	17.2	1,061
7	MK44 16,570 residents	14.8	245
8	SG18 30,740 residents	13.1	404
9	MK41 43,747 residents	12.9	564

Lowest published rates

Rank of 18	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
18	MK43 42,468 residents	8.3	353
17	MK45 49,483 residents	9.7	479
16	LU3 65,908 residents	9.8	647
15	LU4 57,736 residents	10.1	585
14	LU7 61,418 residents	10.3	632
13	SG16 6,889 residents	10.6	73
12	SG17 14,768 residents	10.6	157
11	SG19 25,734 residents	11.7	301
10	LU6 34,473 residents	12.3	425

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 56	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	LU5 6 8,707 residents	29.9	260
2	LU1 3 11,766 residents	29.3	345
3	LU7 1 5,171 residents	23.0	119
4	LU5 5 18,594 residents	22.7	423
5	MK44 3 7,535 residents	22.3	168
6	MK40 2 8,297 residents	22.2	184
7	LU2 7 21,787 residents	21.9	478
8	MK42 9 14,558 residents	21.8	318
9	MK42 0 15,674 residents	21.3	334
10	SG15 6 6,036 residents	20.9	126
11	LU1 1 15,988 residents	19.5	311
12	LU2 0 14,492 residents	17.3	251
13	LU6 1 13,525 residents	16.2	219
14	MK41 7 12,220 residents	16.1	197
15	LU1 5 14,446 residents	15.8	228
16	SG18 0 9,478 residents	15.7	149
17	LU2 9 12,346 residents	15.2	188
18	SG19 1 10,116 residents	14.4	146
19	SG18 9 7,495 residents	14.1	106
20	MK42 7 11,004 residents	14.1	155

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 56	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
56	LU7 2 11,330 residents	4.0	45
55	MK43 8 7,164 residents	4.3	31
54	MK43 7 7,348 residents	6.9	51
53	MK45 5 5,014 residents	7.2	36
52	LU7 3 15,381 residents	7.2	111
51	MK45 2 12,298 residents	7.9	97
50	LU7 4 9,944 residents	8.5	85
49	LU6 2 8,657 residents	8.7	75
48	LU3 2 16,327 residents	8.8	143
47	MK43 0 15,397 residents	8.8	135
46	LU3 1 24,450 residents	9.2	225
45	LU4 0 18,113 residents	9.3	168
44	MK45 1 13,306 residents	9.5	127
43	MK42 8 10,756 residents	9.7	104
42	LU3 4 5,231 residents	9.7	51
41	LU4 9 22,069 residents	9.8	216
40	MK41 8 7,430 residents	10.2	76
39	MK45 3 7,870 residents	10.3	81
38	MK43 9 11,184 residents	10.4	116
37	MK44 1 5,256 residents	10.5	55

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