Total Crime Rate

658.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 658.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 293.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Public order 48.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cardington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 11th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0RL) in the last 12 months was 658.6 per 1,000 residents and was 302.2% higher than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardington Road (MK42 0RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbrook Road, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holme Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford St Johns Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holt Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cauldwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cauldwell Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rays Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsbrook Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilcroft Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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