Crime Rates at Station Road, Bedford, MK42 0RH

Station Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 67th 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 Station Road (MK42 0RH) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (MK42 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbrook Road, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.