Total Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kathie 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 Kathie Road (MK42 0QJ) 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 Kathie Road (MK42 0QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Grosvenor Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cauldwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gifford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paradine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Paradine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vulcan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vulcan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vulcan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faldo Road | Under investigation |
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