Crime Rates at Leith Road, Bedford, MK42 0NB

Leith Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 204th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leith Road (MK42 0NB) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leith Road (MK42 0NB), 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.