Crime Rates at Leiston Close, Bedford, MK42 0AZ

Leiston Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 85th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

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 Leiston Close (MK42 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 152.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leiston Close (MK42 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hereford Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.