Total Crime Rate

204.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 204.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Mink Meadow area has the 12th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 47th 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 Mink Meadow (MK42 6EG) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Cauldwell average (163.8 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mink Meadow (MK42 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldfinch Gardens, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minnow Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mink Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roe Deer Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peregrine Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peregrine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minnow Way —
Sep 2025Public order Mink Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldfinch Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
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Data Sources

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