Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Other theft 34.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hereford Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 66th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereford Road (MK42 0RP) in the last 12 months was 173.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Road (MK42 0RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hereford Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lily Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harrowden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrowden Lane —
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Data Sources

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