Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 117.7 8/10
  • Drugs 55.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barton Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 118th 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 Barton Road (MK42 0NA) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbrand Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnpike Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbrand Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herbrand Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Herbrand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastcotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbrand Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Duchess Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbrand Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbrand Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Leith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dunham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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