Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Montgomery Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Caddington , and the 63rd 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 Montgomery Grove (LU6 3FR) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 212.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Grove (LU6 3FR), 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 Montgomery Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fossett Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morcom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brive Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brive Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodhart Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fossett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morcom Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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