Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winchester Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 86th 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 Winchester Road (MK42 0SA) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Road (MK42 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hereford Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foxglove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Violet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foxglove Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leiston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowsweet Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foxglove Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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