Crime Rate in Ampthill, ward

Ampthill has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 2045th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 318th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ampthill in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ampthill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 304 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ampthill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sandy Acres. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.