Total Crime Rate

198.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 198.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 128.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Whitwick Green Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clapham & Oakley , and the 60th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

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 Whitwick Green Road (MK44 2DD) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 371.2% higher than the Clapham & Oakley average (42.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 128.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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