Eaton Bray
WardSouth west Central Bedfordshire. About 4,195 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Eaton Bray live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Eaton Bray compares
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Is Eaton Bray safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Eaton Bray at a rate of 44.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Eaton Bray.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (63), anti-social behaviour (32) and criminal damage and arson (23).
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 ward, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Eaton Bray alone. See Central Bedfordshire
Eaton Bray in brief
Eaton Bray had 4,200 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Eaton Bray live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Eaton Bray, 72.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Eaton Bray, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.