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Bedford

EnglandEast of EnglandBedford
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
185,246
Households
74,960
Crimes · May '26
1,367 · 7.4 per 1k
74,960
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,367 · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£345,145
Median property price
4,803
Postcodes
74,960
Households
White Brit. · 64%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,367 · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£345,145
Median property price
4,803
Postcodes

Overview of Bedford

Coordinates52.1445, -0.4728
Postcodes
4,803
Population (Census)
185,246
Households (Census)
74,960
Recorded crime · May '26
1,367 · 7.4 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bedford

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.92 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.92 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Bedford

Property sales · Bedford
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£372,235
YoY: -0.2%
Median price: £342,237
View district MK44
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 48 sales · avg £342,520
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£394k£368k£343k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Bedford

Crime trends · Bedford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
569465361
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
498
YoY stable
ASB
297210123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
230
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1188347
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
66
YoY -19%
Burglary
855729
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
30
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
1208754
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
89
YoY +25%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
18212772
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
155
YoY +23%
Other Crime
472911
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY +55%

2 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply · criminal damage rising

1,367
incidents · May '26

Demographics in Bedford

Ethnicity

Total residents: 185,247
White Brit.64.1%
Other White10.2%
Indian5.5%
African3.0%
Pakistani2.9%
+ 7 other groups · 14.4%

Religion

Total residents: 185,210
Christian47.6%
No religion34.1%
Muslim7.0%
Not answered5.8%
Sikh2.2%
+ 2 other religions · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 185,246
35–4920.8%
50–6418.9%
25–3413.7%
65–749.0%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 74,960
Other17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.1%