Bedfordshire Police

Police appeal for information about altercation at The Spinney to help rape enquiry

Detectives investigating a report of rape in woods near The Spinney in Bedford are hoping to speak to two men after receiving information about a fight near to the same location...

Police appeal for information after woman was raped in Bedford

Bedfordshire Police is appealing for information after an 18-year-old woman was raped on Friday (16 April). At around 9pm, the woman was with a younger girl in some woods...

Get involved to vote for this year’s Bid4Better community project

Residents in Bedford and Kempston have the opportunity this Saturday to vote for the Bid4Better community project they think will have the most impact on tackling serious youth violence in our area...

Rushden arrests made in connection to shots fired in Great Denham

As part of an investigation into shots fired in Great Denham on Sunday (11 April), officers from Bedfordshire Police, assisted by Northamptonshire Police, executed a warrant at an address in Rushden...

Witness and dashcam footage appeal following serious collision in Roxton

Were you in Roxton Road yesterday (Tuesday) at around 5pm? If so, you might be able to help Bedfordshire Police following a serious road traffic collision...

Police launch investigation into Clapham High Street arson attack

Bedfordshire Police officers are keen to speak to a man seen leaving a suspected arson attack on a house in High Street, Clapham in the early hours of Saturday morning (10 April)...

“Very concerning incident” as shots fired at house in Great Denham

Two shots were fired at the front door of a house in Great Denham this morning (Sunday), in what Bedfordshire Police say was not a "random attack" Police were called to reports...

Husting to launch election of next Police and Crime Commissioner

On Thursday 6 May, the election of Bedfordshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner will take place to choose Kathryn Holloway’s replacement. The 2020 election was postponed due to the global pandemic...

Large scale cannabis operations “dismantled” in police crackdown

Bedfordshire Police say they've "found and dismantled" a number of cannabis factories over the last few weeks, with large scale operations found in Bedford Borough and...

Closure of cannabis factory at former Irish Club among successes of community crime crackdown

A month-long crime crackdown by the Bedford Community Policing team has resulted in a number of successes, including the closure of a cannabis factory at the former Irish Club on Midland Road...

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