Total Crime Rate

233.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 233.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bowling Close area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 32nd 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 Bowling Close (MK43 0SW) in the last 12 months was 233.0 per 1,000 residents and was 423.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowling Close (MK43 0SW), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgway Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowling Close area

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