Wilstead & Shortstown
Middle areaSouth Bedford. 10,107 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wilstead & Shortstown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wilstead & Shortstown
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wilstead & Shortstown at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 244 |
| Other crime | 102 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 98 |
| Shoplifting | 56 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wilstead & Shortstown compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wilstead & Shortstown safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wilstead & Shortstown at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wilstead & Shortstown.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (244), other crime (102) and anti-social behaviour (98).
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 Bedford
These figures are published for the whole of Bedford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bedford and not Wilstead & Shortstown alone. See Bedford
Wilstead & Shortstown in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wilstead & Shortstown was £361,000 in 2025.
Wilstead & Shortstown had 8,533 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wilstead & Shortstown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wilstead & Shortstown, 82.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.