Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 18.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Shelton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Upper Shelton Road (MK43 0LT) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Aspley & Woburn average (43.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Shelton Road (MK43 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Shelton Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Shelton Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Upper Shelton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Shelton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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