Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 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 58.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Busby Mead area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Aspley & Woburn , and the 313th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Busby Mead (MK43 2AB) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Busby Mead (MK43 2AB), 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 Busby Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers End Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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