Total Crime Rate
101.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Millbrook Close area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 145th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millbrook Close (MK42 6DF) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millbrook Close (MK42 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Causeway, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pheasant Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluewater Quay | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluewater Quay | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldfare View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenside Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwing Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brooklands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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