Total Crime Rate

89.7 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 89.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elder Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ampthill , and the 162nd 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 Elder Way (MK45 2HN) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.0% higher than the Ampthill average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Way (MK45 2HN), the main crime hotspot is near Aragon Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elder Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glebe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Row —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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