Total Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alamein Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 101st 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 0DF) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alamein Avenue (MK42 0DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alamein Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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