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Other theft in Bedford 12 months to June 2026
5.6per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,096 other theft offences in Bedford in the 12 months to June 2026, up 7.2% (74) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.6 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 196,398 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 50 100 150 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 160 offences October 2011: 172 offences November 2011: 153 offences December 2011: 124 offences January 2012: 132 offences February 2012: 125 offences March 2012: 128 offences April 2012: 128 offences May 2012: 115 offences June 2012: 155 offences July 2012: 166 offences August 2012: 177 offences September 2012: 126 offences October 2012: 192 offences November 2012: 125 offences December 2012: 139 offences January 2013: 134 offences February 2013: 128 offences March 2013: 129 offences April 2013: 139 offences May 2013: 101 offences June 2013: 116 offences July 2013: 103 offences August 2013: 108 offences September 2013: 92 offences October 2013: 103 offences November 2013: 81 offences December 2013: 87 offences January 2014: 84 offences February 2014: 74 offences March 2014: 113 offences April 2014: 104 offences May 2014: 98 offences June 2014: 111 offences July 2014: 121 offences August 2014: 83 offences September 2014: 135 offences October 2014: 105 offences November 2014: 104 offences December 2014: 96 offences January 2015: 90 offences February 2015: 91 offences March 2015: 112 offences April 2015: 99 offences May 2015: 90 offences June 2015: 99 offences July 2015: 117 offences August 2015: 111 offences September 2015: 93 offences October 2015: 91 offences November 2015: 92 offences December 2015: 95 offences January 2016: 108 offences February 2016: 80 offences March 2016: 111 offences April 2016: 87 offences May 2016: 103 offences June 2016: 89 offences July 2016: 100 offences August 2016: 135 offences September 2016: 96 offences October 2016: 96 offences November 2016: 96 offences December 2016: 86 offences January 2017: 99 offences February 2017: 79 offences March 2017: 105 offences April 2017: 123 offences May 2017: 113 offences June 2017: 108 offences July 2017: 93 offences August 2017: 111 offences September 2017: 101 offences October 2017: 132 offences November 2017: 102 offences December 2017: 108 offences January 2018: 96 offences February 2018: 121 offences March 2018: 125 offences April 2018: 115 offences May 2018: 150 offences June 2018: 132 offences July 2018: 169 offences August 2018: 114 offences September 2018: 110 offences October 2018: 137 offences November 2018: 105 offences December 2018: 113 offences January 2019: 111 offences February 2019: 105 offences March 2019: 115 offences April 2019: 121 offences May 2019: 120 offences June 2019: 105 offences July 2019: 131 offences August 2019: 102 offences September 2019: 119 offences October 2019: 113 offences November 2019: 105 offences December 2019: 95 offences January 2020: 101 offences February 2020: 109 offences March 2020: 93 offences April 2020: 68 offences May 2020: 67 offences June 2020: 72 offences July 2020: 86 offences August 2020: 102 offences September 2020: 106 offences October 2020: 80 offences November 2020: 59 offences December 2020: 70 offences January 2021: 69 offences February 2021: 64 offences March 2021: 88 offences April 2021: 78 offences May 2021: 88 offences June 2021: 89 offences July 2021: 104 offences August 2021: 91 offences September 2021: 83 offences October 2021: 100 offences November 2021: 95 offences December 2021: 123 offences January 2022: 97 offences February 2022: 68 offences March 2022: 82 offences April 2022: 95 offences May 2022: 100 offences June 2022: 97 offences July 2022: 103 offences August 2022: 102 offences September 2022: 86 offences October 2022: 89 offences November 2022: 94 offences December 2022: 100 offences January 2023: 93 offences February 2023: 84 offences March 2023: 85 offences April 2023: 88 offences May 2023: 105 offences June 2023: 92 offences July 2023: 110 offences August 2023: 95 offences September 2023: 87 offences October 2023: 109 offences November 2023: 103 offences December 2023: 77 offences January 2024: 88 offences February 2024: 69 offences March 2024: 89 offences April 2024: 94 offences May 2024: 111 offences June 2024: 111 offences July 2024: 80 offences August 2024: 84 offences September 2024: 74 offences October 2024: 87 offences November 2024: 91 offences December 2024: 77 offences January 2025: 85 offences February 2025: 84 offences March 2025: 89 offences April 2025: 101 offences May 2025: 90 offences June 2025: 80 offences July 2025: 100 offences August 2025: 85 offences September 2025: 71 offences October 2025: 91 offences November 2025: 107 offences December 2025: 109 offences January 2026: 72 offences February 2026: 80 offences March 2026: 97 offences April 2026: 83 offences May 2026: 104 offences June 2026: 97 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 3,425 (partial) — — June 2012 1,326 8.3 2012 June 2013 234 1.4 2013 June 2014 127 0.8 2014 June 2015 152 0.9 2015 June 2016 100 0.6 2016 June 2017 105 0.6 2017 June 2018 151 0.8 2018 June 2019 323 1.8 2019 June 2020 309 1.7 2020 June 2021 331 1.8 2021 June 2022 349 1.9 2022 June 2023 297 1.6 2023 June 2024 355 1.8 2024 June 2025 487 2.5 2025 June 2026 444 2.3 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Bedford Violence and sexual offences 6,507 offences 33.1per 1,000 Shoplifting 1,540 offences 7.8per 1,000 Public order 1,238 offences 6.3per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,227 offences 6.2per 1,000 Vehicle crime 1,071 offences 5.5per 1,000 Drugs 724 offences 3.7per 1,000 Burglary 581 offences 3.0per 1,000 Other crime 444 offences 2.3per 1,000 Bicycle theft 243 offences 1.2per 1,000 Robbery 219 offences 1.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 211 offences 1.1per 1,000 Theft from the person 106 offences 0.5per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Bedford