Crime Rates at Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9HE

Ampthill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 12th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ampthill Road (MK42 9HE) in the last 12 months was 638.3 per 1,000 residents and was 289.8% higher than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 345.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ampthill Road (MK42 9HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Endsleigh Road, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ombersley Road (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.