Bedfordshire Police

Bedfordshire Police are urging the pubic not to call 999 unless it's an emergency or move traffic cones and signs designed to protect them from flood areas

Police warning not to move safety signs as it deals with 'high volume of calls'

Emergency alert. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images).

Emergency flood warning issued for Leighton Buzzard this evening and overnight

Flood alert. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images).

A5/Woburn Road junction at Hockliffe remains closed due to flooding

Fire and rescue news.

Firefighters tackle blazing tent that was found abandoned in Leighton Buzzard

Police and crime commissioner John Tizzard visited Leighton Buzzard to talk about anti-social issues in the town

PCC visits to listen to anti-social problems faced by shopkeepers and residents

Gennaro Borrelli, LB First Chairman

LB First: The Future Of Leighton Buzzard High Street

Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue

Firefighters tackle caravan blaze near Leighton Buzzard

The scene this morning. Image: R.Thompson.

Person left with 'life threatening injuries' after crash near Leighton Buzzard

The Black Horse in Leighton Buzzard. Picture: Google Maps

Police fail in bid to shut down pub over noise complaints

Fire and rescue news.

Leighton Lock pump house 'remains unstable' after suspected arson attack

Blake Stephenson in Woburn Photo: LDRS

Towns and villages need more police says Conservative candidate for Mid Beds

Mid Bedfordshire needs more community policing, the Conservative candidate for next month’s general election has said.

John Guinn, Local Democracy Reporter

Bedfordshire's new PCC John Tizard (r) and the chief constable Trevor Rodenhurst (l) Image: Bedfordshire Police

Accountability and transparency are key says new police and crime commissioner

Morrisons Leighton Buzzard. Picture: Google Maps

People asked to avoid Leighton Buzzard's Morrisons after car fire

NFU Chair for Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire Freya Morgan.

Bedfordshire farming leader says progress in tackling rural crime must continue

Bedfordshire Police control room dealt with a staggering 150,000 emergency calls last year. They are urging the public to think twice before calling 999

Bedfordshire Police urge people to think twice before calling 999

Sexual predator Loui Cadman features in the latest episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody

Sexual predator featured in Sunday's episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody

A man rides an e-scooter. (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Don't buy e-scooters for Christmas says Police and Crime Commissioner

Swan Hotel. Picture: Google Maps

Leighton Buzzard's Swan Hotel shuts after guest has ‘medical emergency’

Home Office figures show two firearms licences were revoked by Bedfordshire Police in the year to March – in line with 2021-22. Meanwhile, a further four shotgun licences were revoked last year

Multiple firearms licences revoked in Bedfordshire last year

Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye. Image supplied by Bedfordshire OPCC

Letter urging PCC to stand down during MP campaign was "borderline bullying"

28 casualties were recorded by Bedfordshire Police last year, up from 16 in 2021 and a significant increase from four casualties two years prior

More people and more people injured in e-scooter collisions in Bedfordshire

Ambulance service news.

Woman hospitalised after crash in Heath and Reach this morning

Rushmere Country Park.

Warning issued after puppy attacked by dog at Rushmere Country Park

Damage to the church wall (left), and right, Cllr Boyden has even installed a fake speed camera on his property to deter dangerous drivers. Images: Heath and Reach Speed Watch.

Heath and Reach 'held to ransom' over speed camera plans

Bedfordshire Police

Maximum allowed increase agreed for Bedfordshire Police's slice of council tax

Do you have any doorbell or dashcam footage?

Driver taken to hospital after car 'goes into property' in collision

Flowers left at the scene of the fatal A505 bypass crash which claimed the life of Brandan Moriarty in March 2022

More than 50 accidents in less than 6 years on 'dangerous' southern bypass

The new policing hub for Leighton Buzzard was launched at Bossard House in September

'Significant' fall in anti-social behaviour in Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire Police says there has been a "significant" fall in anti-social behaviour in Leighton Buzzard as crime in the town comes under the spotlight again.

Jo Robinson

A sticker is placed on the windscreen of an uninsured car after it is seized by police

Thousands of uninsured vehicles seized in Bedfordshire

Road safety news

'Cost of living crisis should not stop road safety improvements in Central Bedfo...

Queen Elizabeth II by Dorothy Wilding

Queen Elizabeth: Books of Condolence will open tomorrow in Bedford, Luton and Ce...

Home Office figures show Bedfordshire Police recorded 459 assaults on emergency workers in the year to March

Rising number of attacks on emergency workers in Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire Police issued 727 fixed penalty notices for breaches of coronavirus regulations between March 2020 and January 2022, where an ethnicity was stated

Asian and black people more likely to get Covid fines than white people

The boat engulfed in flames. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Huge fire destroys narrow boat on Grand Union Canal in Heath and Reach

Flowers left at the scene of the incident which killed 26-year-old Brandan.

Report results on safety of Leighton Buzzard southern bypass due next week

Police news

Man killed on Leighton Buzzard's A505 bypass

The fake camera. Image: Leighton Buzzard Observer.

Fake speed camera in Heath and Reach leaves motorists reaching for brakes

Although growing in popularity, privately-owned e-scooters remain illegal on public roads

E-scooter casualties on the rise in Bedfordshire

Naloxone available here stickers (Photo by JEFF J MITCHELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Bedfordshire Police pilot scheme to help save lives and counter drug overdoses

Flowers left at the scene of the incident

Road safety review on Leighton Buzzard bypass after a fatal collision

Milly. Image: Bedfordshire Police.

15-year-old girl missing from Leighton Buzzard

402 potential cases of modern slavery were flagged to Bedfordshire Police last year

Hundreds of possible slavery victims - including children - identified in Bedfor...

The incidents relate to the theft of caravans, vehicles, horseboxes and trailers, attempted thefts, burglaries and criminal damage at farms across the area

Eight people arrested after spate of rural crime at farms across Aylesbury Vale

Bedfordshire Police recorded 51,862 speeding offences in 2020-21

Nearly a quarter of speeding offences cancelled in Bedfordshire

The scene of the crash.

Van shields opticians from 'out of control' car in Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire Police has filed a report for careless driving

Joanna Gravett

Did you see the accident this morning?

Driver taken to hospital with serious injuries following crash near Woburn

Toddington Road, Tebworth

Two killed and three detained following fatal crash in Central Bedfordshire

Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye

Consultation launched over £10 a year council tax rise to fund Beds Police

Bedfordshire Police

Former Bedfordshire Police officer 'would have been sacked' for gross misconduct

Home Office data shows 8,313 offences were recorded by Bedfordshire Police in 2020-21 - the equivalent of 12 for every 1,000 people in the area

Domestic abuse soars in Bedfordshire over last six years

Damage to the bike.

Linslade man warns public to stay vigilant after attempted motorbike theft

Police thanked the public for sharing the appeal

Missing woman with links to Leighton Buzzard found safe and well

More than 850 knives were handed in in Luton last week - Photo Beds police

Bedfordshire Police target young people in a week of action on knife crime

Community policing in Bedfordshire is understaffed

Community policing in Bedfordshire is understaffed by eight team members

Lorries photographed by Mike. He believes speed cameras and width restrictions should be in place.

Council under fire as safety measures ‘have not made a difference' on Leighton B...