Crime in Aspley and Woburn, Central Bedfordshire

The NHPT are aware of drug use and suspected drug dealing in the Walnut Tree estate. NHPT are actively targeting the hot spot areas and target individuals suspected of being involved in criminality and dealing with them robustly. NHPT officers are engaging with the local schools to identify if students are involved in the reported ASB and shoplifting from the shops. The team have received an increase in reporting of begging particularly around shopping areas. We have issued Community Protection Warnings to several people who have been actively begging and causing a nuisance.

This links in with the Police Operation on Sundays OP Chromium which is all about Car meets and street racing. The neighbourhood team support this operation every Sunday and patrol this area to prevent speeding and racing and enforce any illegal driving. The V10 Brickhill Street by Walton Park is a 40MPH road. The neighbourhood team are having a visible presence on this area and are in the process of arranging speed enforcement there.

The NHPT are aware of the use of illegal e-scooters within numerous geographical estates. PCSOs can now use legislation to seize e-scooters and will continue to provide high visibility patrols, target harden areas known for regular use and road traffic legislation will be used. NHPT will continue to educate members of the public, we have now run successful monthly policing operations working jointly with our Roads Policing department to seize e-scooters being ridden illegally within the neighbourhood. The team have run a number of operations targeting the use of e-scooters illegally and have seized over 150 e-scooters since the summer 2025.