Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Brache area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ampthill , and the 337th lowest 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 The Brache (MK45 2DR) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Ampthill average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brache (MK45 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Becketts Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Brache (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Brache area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brache Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gardeners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Magpies Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brightmans Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becketts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownshill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightmans Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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