Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Drugs 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Faulkner Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 105th 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 Faulkner Gardens (MK43 2AA) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 196.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faulkner Gardens (MK43 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Faulkner Gardens, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gee View (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Faulkner Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gee View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faulkner Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gee View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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