Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 52.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cook Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 366th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cook Close (MK43 0WT) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% higher than the Aspley & Woburn average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Close (MK43 0WT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allen Court, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denbigh Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cook Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longcroft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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