Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK45 2AR
How much crime is recorded in MK45 2AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ampthill & Millbrook
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,520 (2024)
How safe is MK45 2AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK45 2AR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
MK45 2ARNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary10.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.