Crime Rates at Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BJ

Cardington Road area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 8th 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 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 710.3 per 1,000 residents and was 352.5% higher than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbrook Road, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.