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Crime in MK45 3LD

How much crime is recorded in MK45 3LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Houghton Conquest & Clophill
Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,178 (2024)
Crime

How safe is MK45 3LD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK45 3LD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3LDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Burglary12.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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