Crime Rates at London Road, Bedford, MK42 0PR

London Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 168th 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 London Road (MK42 0PR) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (MK42 0PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fenlake Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.