Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scotchbrook Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 874 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 Scotchbrook Road (MK43 0QD) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the Aspley & Woburn average (38.8 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 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotchbrook Road (MK43 0QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ford Piece (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Scotchbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hillson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Beanhills Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longcroft Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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