Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Caddington , and the 54th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway (LU6 3RL) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 188.4% higher than the Caddington average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (LU6 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plewes Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ridgeway (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plewes Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Poplar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plewes Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woods Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plewes Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plewes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Plewes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plewes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plewes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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