Total Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parkview Terrace area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 75th 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 Parkview Terrace (MK42 6BT) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkview Terrace (MK42 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Causeway, where police recorded 16 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.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Merlin Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenside Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knoll Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knoll Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knoll Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knoll Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brooklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwing Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Teal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladybird Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluewater Quay | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluewater Quay | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldfare View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | β |
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