Total Crime Rate
193.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norfolk Road area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Caddington , and the 41st highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Road (LU5 4ER) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 225.0% higher than the Caddington average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norfolk Road (LU5 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lincoln Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Caddington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goodhart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goodhart Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morcom Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
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