Total Crime Rate

152.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 152.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

London Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 85th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (MK42 0PT) in the last 12 months was 152.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (MK42 0PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottril Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottril Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirkman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kirkman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Helena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Helena Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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