Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Flitwick , and the 189th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (MK45 1DS) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% higher than the Flitwick average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (MK45 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Brookes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunstable Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coniston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime A5120 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coniston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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