Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old School Walk area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Caddington , and the 326th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old School Walk (LU1 4DY) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Caddington average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Walk (LU1 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Hammond Court. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old School Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prebendal Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prebendal Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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