Total Crime Rate

197.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 197.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ridgway Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 48th highest crime rate of 874 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 Ridgway Road (MK43 0YA) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 409.1% higher than the Aspley & Woburn average (38.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgway Road (MK43 0YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowling Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Crescent (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ridgway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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