Living and working in Bedfordshire

If you are thinking of joining us to help protect people and fight crime, you may have some questions about living or working in Bedfordshire. We have put together some information to help answer these questions.

Please remember we are happy to answer any questions you may have. You can call us on 01438 757777 or email us.

What are the house prices and rental prices like in Bedfordshire?

To find out more about the house prices please visit Zoopla (opens in new window)

What is the crime rate in Bedfordshire?

View Bedfordshire's crime statistics (opens in new window)

What are the transport and road links like in Bedfordshire?

Roads

The A1 London to Edinburgh road (the Great North Road) runs close by Biggleswade and Sandy
The A5 London to Holyhead Road (Watling Street), passes through Dunstable
The M1 runs from London to Leeds and has three key junctions in the Bedfordshire area around Luton, Bedford and Milton Keynes.
The A6 from Rushden to Luton adds extra capability in getting from Bedford to Luton

Air

London Luton Airport has flights to many UK, European, Middle Eastern and North African destinations, operated largely but not exclusively by low-cost airlines.

Buses

View the Bedford bus timetable (opens in new window)
View the Central Beds bus timetable (opens in new window)
View the Luton bus timetable (opens in new window)

Trains

Three of England's main lines pass through Bedfordshire adding lots of opportunity for commuters:

Leighton Buzzard station is served by London Midland (opens in new window) trains to London Euston (opens in new window) and Northampton (opens in new window).
The East Coast Main Line (opens in new window) has stations at Arlesey, Biggleswade and Sandy
The Midland Main Line (opens in new window) serves Luton and Bedford with trains to many destinations

There are rural services also running between Bedford(opens in new window) and Bletchley (opens in new window) along the Marston Vale Line (opens in new window).

What is there to do in Bedfordshire?

There is lots to do in Bedfordshire no matter what you or your families interests are. Find out more about the county's attractions on Visit England (opens in new window)or Experience Bedfordshire (opens in new window).

The Bedfordshire Police Sports and Social Club regularly lists offers to the top attractions for Police employees and supports all the varied clubs we have such as golf, football and horse riding.