Crime Rates at Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DA

Cardington Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 13th 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 0DA) in the last 12 months was 623.8 per 1,000 residents and was 281.0% higher than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunham Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alamein Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.