Central Bedfordshire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Central Bedfordshire.

Population: 294,096
People in Employment: 144,945 (78.9%)
People Inactive: 32,795 (17.8%)
People Unemployed: 6,070 (3.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 117k
Median Salary: £33,686
Mean Salary: £36,988

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Central Bedfordshire. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Central Bedfordshire for 2024

Central Bedfordshires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 6,305 crimes and in 2022 there were 6,634 crimes. Which is an decrease of 329 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	6,305	420	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	4,205	357	Getting Better
Other theft	1,878	116	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,540	113	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,895	108	Getting Better
Public order	1,611	88	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,111	63	Getting Better
Burglary	827	52	Getting Better
Drugs	365	30	Getting Better
Other crime	362	29	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	215	13	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	107	9	Getting Better
Robbery	115	7	Getting Better
Theft from the person	97	5	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Central Bedfordshire

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Leighton Buzzard South has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Central Bedfordshire, with 1520 crimes and 97 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Eaton Bray has 149 crimes and 33 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Sandy	92	7
Leighton Buzzard South	90	6
Flitwick	82	6
Biggleswade North	76	7
Leighton Buzzard North	75	5
Caddington	72	7
Houghton Hall	70	8
Stotfold and Langford	69	4
Toddington	65	7
Dunstable-Icknield	64	7
Arlesey	59	4
Ampthill	58	4
Dunstable-Northfields	57	5
Shefford	56	5
Linslade	46	4
Dunstable-Watling	42	4
Tithe Farm	41	8
Dunstable-Manshead	41	7
Dunstable-Central	38	7
Potton	36	4
Biggleswade South	31	3
Northill	26	6
Parkside	21	4
Aspley and Woburn	20	4
Eaton Bray	18	4
Heath and Reach	16	4
Barton-le-Clay	15	3
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine	13	1
Silsoe and Shillington	9	2
Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield	7	1
Houghton Conquest and Haynes	5	1

Crime map for Central Bedfordshire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Central Bedfordshire

The average property price in Central Bedfordshire is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Central Bedfordshire is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Central Bedfordshire could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£644,887.42	£392,752.27	£317,424.68	£194,467.71
2022	£618,903.93	£379,047.70	£309,716.10	£190,731.26
2021	£550,415.54	£338,903.76	£279,592.75	£177,488.70
2020	£500,187.21	£311,510.60	£257,488.52	£168,273.34
2019	£495,414.47	£308,289.12	£254,717.68	£171,475.00
2018	£505,074.16	£314,031.12	£260,241.51	£178,059.05
2017	£489,895.11	£303,640.55	£252,908.19	£176,415.04
2016	£454,590.25	£282,784.37	£236,770.38	£162,065.70
2015	£399,975.96	£247,236.73	£208,125.85	£141,988.20
2014	£355,337.39	£221,100.79	£186,824.01	£127,994.77
2013	£325,718.08	£201,631.03	£171,233.49	£117,405.29
2012	£316,522.76	£195,881.72	£166,422.22	£115,766.12
2011	£312,567.24	£191,781.74	£162,727.93	£114,672.37
2010	£314,697.63	£195,089.51	£166,456.01	£117,374.52

Property prices over time for Central Bedfordshire

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Central Bedfordshire

The median salary in Central Bedfordshire is £33,686 and the mean salary in Central Bedfordshire is £36,988.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 117k
Median Salary: £33,686
Annual Percentage Change: 11.4%
Mean Salary: £36,988

Salary comparison between Central Bedfordshire and East

See how Central Bedfordshire compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Central Bedfordshire ranks 6 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Thurrock UA	54k	£30,696	4.4%	£34,156	2.4%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Colchester	68k	£28,121	15.7%	£36,704	18.8%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Great Yarmouth	31k	£26,164	17.4%	£27,611	9.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
Luton UA	65k	£25,402	4.2%	£28,032	5.4%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Breckland	47k	£24,659	2.1%	£26,526	3.0%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%