Total Crime Rate

450.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.9 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 450.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Other theft 49.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dorsey Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 20th 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 Dorsey Drive (MK42 9FP) in the last 12 months was 450.8 per 1,000 residents and was 187.2% higher than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorsey Drive (MK42 9FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ossory Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorsey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aspley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgmount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Road —
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampthill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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