Total Crime Rate

218.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ampthill , and the 40th highest crime rate of 874 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 Fordfield Road (MK45 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 434.6% higher than the Ampthill average (41.0 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 Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordfield Road (MK45 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Fordfield Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fordfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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