Total Crime Rate

219.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Paddocks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Flitwick , and the 36th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 The Paddocks (MK45 1XF) in the last 12 months was 219.7 per 1,000 residents and was 337.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddocks (MK45 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chauntry Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Paddocks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meadows —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williams Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chauntry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falkland Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falkland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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