Total Crime Rate

553.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 553.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 192.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.5 10/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Drugs 31.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Melbourne Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 16th 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 Melbourne Street (MK42 9AX) in the last 12 months was 553.7 per 1,000 residents and was 238.1% higher than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 197.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (MK42 9AX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Armstrong Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cauldwell Street —
Sep 2025Public order Pilcroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pilcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pilcroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Cauldwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cauldwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedesman Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilcroft Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford St Johns Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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