Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.8 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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fern Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Flitwick , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Gardens (MK45 1AN) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Flitwick average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Gardens (MK45 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Gardens, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malham Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Thinnings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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