Crime Rates at Ashpole Avenue, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9ED

Ashpole Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wixams & Wilstead , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

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 Ashpole Avenue (MK43 9ED) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Wixams & Wilstead average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashpole Avenue (MK43 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Folkes Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncombe Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.