Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Squires 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 Squires Road (MK43 0QL) 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 Squires Road (MK43 0QL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Beanhills | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longcroft Lane | Under investigation |
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