Total Crime Rate

272.2 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 272.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 54 local areas in Ampthill , and the 23rd 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 Fordfield Road (MK45 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 272.2 per 1,000 residents and was 512.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordfield Road (MK45 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Fordfield Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fordfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fordfield Road —
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Data Sources

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