Total Crime Rate
158.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alamein Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 79th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alamein Avenue (MK42 0DE) in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alamein Avenue (MK42 0DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nash Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alamein Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nash Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alamein Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dunham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunham Close | Under investigation |
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