Total Crime Rate

84.4 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Printers Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Ampthill , and the 184th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Printers Court (MK45 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Printers Court (MK45 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kings Arms Yard. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Printers Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saunders Piece Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Arms Yard —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Arms Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Swaffield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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