Total Crime Rate

75.0 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 75.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Ampthill Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 195th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ampthill Road (MK42 9QS) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ampthill Road (MK42 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Cosmic Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ampthill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosmic Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West End —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lynton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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