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Vehicle crime in Central Bedfordshire 12 months to June 2026
4.4per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,412 vehicle crime offences in Central Bedfordshire in the 12 months to June 2026, down 5.3% (79) on the previous 12 months. That is 4.4 per 1,000 residents against 5.0 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Vehicle crime” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 321,605 Monthly, December 2010 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: December 2010 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2010 2015 2020 2025 December 2010: 127 offences January 2011: 189 offences February 2011: 177 offences March 2011: 190 offences April 2011: 139 offences May 2011: 177 offences June 2011: 167 offences July 2011: 175 offences August 2011: 115 offences September 2011: 151 offences October 2011: 168 offences November 2011: 145 offences December 2011: 148 offences January 2012: 150 offences February 2012: 150 offences March 2012: 137 offences April 2012: 121 offences May 2012: 119 offences June 2012: 103 offences July 2012: 114 offences August 2012: 111 offences September 2012: 132 offences October 2012: 161 offences November 2012: 140 offences December 2012: 139 offences January 2013: 163 offences February 2013: 137 offences March 2013: 172 offences April 2013: 181 offences May 2013: 149 offences June 2013: 140 offences July 2013: 139 offences August 2013: 145 offences September 2013: 147 offences October 2013: 134 offences November 2013: 152 offences December 2013: 155 offences January 2014: 127 offences February 2014: 162 offences March 2014: 158 offences April 2014: 163 offences May 2014: 186 offences June 2014: 135 offences July 2014: 136 offences August 2014: 136 offences September 2014: 150 offences October 2014: 174 offences November 2014: 162 offences December 2014: 133 offences January 2015: 157 offences February 2015: 193 offences March 2015: 192 offences April 2015: 199 offences May 2015: 152 offences June 2015: 168 offences July 2015: 197 offences August 2015: 176 offences September 2015: 185 offences October 2015: 228 offences November 2015: 213 offences December 2015: 179 offences January 2016: 192 offences February 2016: 206 offences March 2016: 181 offences April 2016: 155 offences May 2016: 138 offences June 2016: 144 offences July 2016: 155 offences August 2016: 155 offences September 2016: 190 offences October 2016: 205 offences November 2016: 244 offences December 2016: 206 offences January 2017: 197 offences February 2017: 146 offences March 2017: 173 offences April 2017: 164 offences May 2017: 187 offences June 2017: 146 offences July 2017: 204 offences August 2017: 170 offences September 2017: 164 offences October 2017: 164 offences November 2017: 273 offences December 2017: 226 offences January 2018: 234 offences February 2018: 202 offences March 2018: 239 offences April 2018: 298 offences May 2018: 240 offences June 2018: 198 offences July 2018: 243 offences August 2018: 350 offences September 2018: 267 offences October 2018: 282 offences November 2018: 309 offences December 2018: 277 offences January 2019: 240 offences February 2019: 208 offences March 2019: 216 offences April 2019: 210 offences May 2019: 195 offences June 2019: 173 offences July 2019: 170 offences August 2019: 153 offences September 2019: 180 offences October 2019: 314 offences November 2019: 213 offences December 2019: 205 offences January 2020: 179 offences February 2020: 230 offences March 2020: 186 offences April 2020: 155 offences May 2020: 135 offences June 2020: 126 offences July 2020: 133 offences August 2020: 135 offences September 2020: 135 offences October 2020: 163 offences November 2020: 184 offences December 2020: 95 offences January 2021: 165 offences February 2021: 151 offences March 2021: 113 offences April 2021: 115 offences May 2021: 103 offences June 2021: 116 offences July 2021: 95 offences August 2021: 126 offences September 2021: 146 offences October 2021: 168 offences November 2021: 141 offences December 2021: 149 offences January 2022: 187 offences February 2022: 146 offences March 2022: 139 offences April 2022: 111 offences May 2022: 185 offences June 2022: 117 offences July 2022: 127 offences August 2022: 168 offences September 2022: 158 offences October 2022: 215 offences November 2022: 179 offences December 2022: 136 offences January 2023: 123 offences February 2023: 141 offences March 2023: 145 offences April 2023: 121 offences May 2023: 159 offences June 2023: 129 offences July 2023: 118 offences August 2023: 151 offences September 2023: 165 offences October 2023: 184 offences November 2023: 193 offences December 2023: 132 offences January 2024: 120 offences February 2024: 180 offences March 2024: 156 offences April 2024: 152 offences May 2024: 214 offences June 2024: 142 offences July 2024: 90 offences August 2024: 95 offences September 2024: 119 offences October 2024: 107 offences November 2024: 82 offences December 2024: 121 offences January 2025: 173 offences February 2025: 156 offences March 2025: 144 offences April 2025: 105 offences May 2025: 188 offences June 2025: 111 offences July 2025: 119 offences August 2025: 119 offences September 2025: 109 offences October 2025: 176 offences November 2025: 135 offences December 2025: 101 offences January 2026: 85 offences February 2026: 84 offences March 2026: 112 offences April 2026: 153 offences May 2026: 123 offences June 2026: 96 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 1,166 (partial) — — June 2012 1,682 6.5 2012 June 2013 1,739 6.6 2013 June 2014 1,803 6.8 2014 June 2015 1,952 7.2 2015 June 2016 2,194 8.0 2016 June 2017 2,168 7.8 2017 June 2018 2,612 9.3 2018 June 2019 2,970 10.4 2019 June 2020 2,246 7.8 2020 June 2021 1,608 5.4 2021 June 2022 1,710 5.7 2022 June 2023 1,801 5.8 2023 June 2024 1,907 6.0 2024 June 2025 1,491 4.6 2025 June 2026 1,412 4.4 2025
What this measures Theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehicle, and interference with a vehicle.
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 Central Bedfordshire Violence and sexual offences 6,551 offences 20.4per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,429 offences 4.4per 1,000 Public order 1,181 offences 3.7per 1,000 Other theft 1,151 offences 3.6per 1,000 Shoplifting 1,120 offences 3.5per 1,000 Burglary 712 offences 2.2per 1,000 Drugs 679 offences 2.1per 1,000 Other crime 502 offences 1.6per 1,000 Robbery 216 offences 0.7per 1,000 Possession of weapons 147 offences 0.5per 1,000 Bicycle theft 111 offences 0.3per 1,000 Theft from the person 66 offences 0.2per 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 vehicle crime rate · All recorded crime in Central Bedfordshire