Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 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

Ampthill Road 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 Ampthill Road (MK45 2EF) 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 Ampthill Road (MK45 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandy Acres. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ampthill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gardeners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becketts Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Acres —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brightmans Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brightmans Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Magpies Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brache Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownshill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Crescent —
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Data Sources

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