Total Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Prudden Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prudden Close (MK42 9EB) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prudden Close (MK42 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maryville Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosmic Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wigram Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lynton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cosmic Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Marys Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West End | — |
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