Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cadwall Drive area has the 41st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 142nd 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 Cadwall Drive (MK42 6EE) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 741.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cadwall Drive (MK42 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Goldfinch Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cadwall Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minnow Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minnow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mink Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mink Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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