Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lily Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 137th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lily Close (MK42 0RF) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lily Close (MK42 0RF), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lily Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brancaster Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lily Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Harrowden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrowden Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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