Central Bedfordshire 005C
NeighbourhoodNorth east Central Bedfordshire. 1,968 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025
In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Central Bedfordshire 005C is in decile 4.
How Central Bedfordshire 005C compares
Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Bedfordshire 005C safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bedfordshire 005C at a rate of 216.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.4 per 1,000 people across Biggleswade West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Bedfordshire 005C.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (109), shoplifting (95) and anti-social behaviour (77).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Central Bedfordshire 005C alone. See Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire 005C in brief
Central Bedfordshire 005C has a deprivation score of 22.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 005C was £275,000 in 2025.
Central Bedfordshire 005C had 1,886 usual residents at the census.
In Central Bedfordshire 005C, 82.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.