Crime Rates at Ladybird Way, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BB

Ladybird Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 115th 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 Ladybird Way (MK42 6BB) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladybird Way (MK42 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightingale Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.