Crime Rates at London Road, Bedford, MK42 0NT

London Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 113th 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 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (MK42 0NT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.