Total Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 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

Alpine View 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 Alpine View (MK42 0YJ) 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 Alpine View (MK42 0YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alpine View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Paradine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hazelwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alpine View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paradine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faldo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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