Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Ashridge Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 146th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashridge Drive (MK41 0QF) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashridge Drive (MK41 0QF), the main crime hotspot is near Jasmine Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashridge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maskell Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamsterley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedley Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Glenavon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parish Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamsterley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamsterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathconon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Strathconon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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