Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardington Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0DG) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barton Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alburgh Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Eastcotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dunham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Leith Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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