Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Howes Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 177th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Howes Drive (MK43 0FG) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% higher than the Aspley & Woburn average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howes Drive (MK43 0FG), the main crime hotspot is near Busby Mead. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Mead —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellis Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howes Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Busby Mead —
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Data Sources

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