Total Crime Rate

115.3 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 115.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bedford Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 110th 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 Bedford Road (MK42 6AT) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (MK42 6AT), 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 Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brambling Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldfinch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Merlin Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
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Data Sources

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