Crime Rates at Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BG

Cardington Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 11th 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 Cardington Road (MK42 0BG) in the last 12 months was 595.6 per 1,000 residents and was 279.4% higher 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harding Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.