Crime Rates at Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0DG

Cardington Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 108th 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 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Alburgh Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.