Total Crime Rate

101.6 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Duchess Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 134th 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 Duchess Road (MK42 0SH) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duchess Road (MK42 0SH), the main crime hotspot is near Herbrand Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Duchess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brancaster Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Barton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Violet Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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