Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wagtail Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wagtail Gardens (MK42 6AQ) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 485.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagtail Gardens (MK42 6AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Goldfinch Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wagtail Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldfinch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluebird Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merlin Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brambling Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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