Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Milton Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Clapham & Oakley , and the 54th 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 Old Milton Road (MK44 2DH) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 425.5% higher than the Clapham & Oakley average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 748.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Milton Road (MK44 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Old Milton Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Milton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Milton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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