Crap Towns / Wootton / Crime

How much crime is there in Wootton?

The police recorded 28.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wootton from September 2023 to August 2026, 62% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 15.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 29.6, up from 28.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	28.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	28.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	29.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	15.9	34.1
Public order	3.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	3.1	7.0
Other theft	2.0	5.4
Vehicle crime	1.8	3.8
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Burglary	0.7	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Shoplifting	0.4	7.1
Drugs	0.3	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	less than 0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bedford	7.0 km	106
Kempston	3.4 km	84.3
Shefford	14.9 km	79.9
Wixams	3.9 km	62.7
Newport Pagnell	13.6 km	50.9
Marston Moretaine	3.1 km	46.5
Olney	14.1 km	42.4
Flitwick	10.0 km	40.5
Ampthill	7.9 km	33.1
Cranfield	6.3 km	31.7
Wootton	–	28.8
The typical town	–	76.2