Total Crime Rate

96.7 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 96.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 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

Walsingham Close area has the 40th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 145th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsingham Close (MK42 9GY) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsingham Close (MK42 9GY), the main crime hotspot is near Ombersley Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walsingham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colby Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford St Johns Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Houghton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kennedy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colby Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ombersley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gillespie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ossory Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ossory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ossory Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorsey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ombersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mabel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ampthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ombersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ampthill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ombersley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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