Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Romsey Way area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 194th highest 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 Romsey Way (MK42 9FA) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romsey Way (MK42 9FA), the main crime hotspot is near Luke Place. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romsey Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dahl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorchester Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorchester Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blundell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Luke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunyans Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunyans Mead —
Sep 2025Drugs Wilstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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