Total Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Caddington , and the 325th 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 London Road (LU1 4LA) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Caddington average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
View Crime In Caddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crimes for this selection. | ||||
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.