Crime Rates at Drapers End, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0FH

Drapers End 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 Drapers End (MK43 0FH) 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 Drapers End (MK43 0FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Busby Mead, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellis Green (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.