Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kathie Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 130th 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 Kathie Road (MK42 0QJ) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kathie Road (MK42 0QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Vulcan Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kathie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brackley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brackley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gifford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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