Total Crime Rate

221.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 221.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Norfolk Road area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Caddington , and the 39th highest crime rate of 874 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 221.3 per 1,000 residents and was 330.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (LU5 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fossett Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodhart Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fossett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morcom Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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