Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adams Close area has the lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Ampthill , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adams Close (MK45 2UB) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Ampthill average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adams Close (MK45 2UB), the main crime hotspot is near Peppermint End. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adams Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neotsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neotsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peppermint End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neotsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coltsfoot Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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