Total Crime Rate

198.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

St Leonards Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 60th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Leonards Street (MK42 9BS) in the last 12 months was 198.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Street (MK42 9BS), 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 St Leonards Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedesman Lane —
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings 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 2026Theft from the person Pilcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedesman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bedesman Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedesman Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bedesman Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedesman Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedesman Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holt Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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