Total Crime Rate

710.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 710.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 348.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Johns Street area has the highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 8th 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 St Johns Street (MK42 0DH) in the last 12 months was 710.3 per 1,000 residents and was 352.5% higher than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (MK42 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbrook Road, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Square (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holt Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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