Crime Rates at Ampthill Road, Bedford, MK42 9HL

Ampthill Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 47th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ampthill Road (MK42 9HL) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ampthill Road (MK42 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Ombersley Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.