Total Crime Rate

567.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

344.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 567.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 344.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 273.1 10/10
  • Public order 63.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Other theft 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Holme Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 13th 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 Holme Street (MK42 9AU) in the last 12 months was 567.4 per 1,000 residents and was 261.4% higher 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 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 344.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holme Street (MK42 9AU), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holme Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holt Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Usher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cauldwell Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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