Crime Rates at Holt Row, Bedford, MK42 9AT

Holt Row area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 12th 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 Holt Row (MK42 9AT) in the last 12 months was 638.3 per 1,000 residents and was 289.8% 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 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 345.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holt Row (MK42 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Street. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.