Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fenlake Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 242nd 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 Fenlake Road (MK42 0ER) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenlake Road (MK42 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbrook Road, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fenlake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Kingsbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbrook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbrook Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsbrook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Street —
Sep 2025Public order London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paradine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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