Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Swift Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 237th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swift Way (MK42 6AU) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swift Way (MK42 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldfinch Gardens, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Cauldwell

Crime Over Time in Swift Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roe Deer Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldfinch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thistle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrier Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merlin Meadows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mink Meadow Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑