Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire: Safety
Safety
Ampthill's crime rate is below the UK average and has stayed pretty steady, making it one of the safer neighbourhoods around.
In 2024, Ampthill had around 50 crimes per month against a UK average of nearly 60. That gap continued into 2025, with 51 crimes per month compared to a national figure of around 58. So far in 2026, the monthly average has dropped to roughly 25, which is in line with the UK average for the same period.
When you look at nearby neighbourhoods, Ampthill sits somewhere in the middle. Shefford and Flitwick both saw noticeably higher crime levels across 2024 and 2025. Smaller rural neighbourhoods nearby have lower numbers, but Ampthill holds up well as a reasonably safe market town.
Source: police-recorded crime for Ampthill ward (Bedfordshire Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Ampthill ward: Bedfordshire Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Ampthill ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
43.4
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe
41.7
Lower than
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine
48.9
Higher than
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield
28.5
Lower than
Meppershall & Shillington
53.1
Lower than
Shefford
69.3
Lower than
Flitwick
49.7
Lower than
Houghton Conquest & Haynes
50.6
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Ampthill ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences40%38%
- Anti-social behaviour22%14%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Vehicle crime8%5%
- Other theft6%7%
- Public order5%6%
- Burglary4%3%
- Other crime3%2%
- Drugs2%3%
- Shoplifting1%8%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
