Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (MK42 0NT) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (MK42 0NT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gifford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vulcan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paradine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Paradine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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