Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 43.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Meadow area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 423rd 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 Little Meadow (MK43 0UN) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Aspley & Woburn average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Meadow (MK43 0UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 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.

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Crime Over Time in Little Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Piece Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Blakelands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longcroft Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gold Furlong Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Squires Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oat Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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