Crime Rates at St Leonards Avenue, Bedford, MK42 0RB

St Leonards Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 60th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Leonards Avenue (MK42 0RB) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Avenue (MK42 0RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbrook Road, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.