Crime Rates at Ivy Road, Bedford, MK42 0QD

Ivy Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 211th lowest 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 Ivy Road (MK42 0QD) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Road (MK42 0QD), 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.