Total Crime Rate

623.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 623.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 191.2 10/10
  • Other theft 106.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 56.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mareth 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 Mareth Road (MK42 0DD) 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 Mareth Road (MK42 0DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collie Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mareth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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