Crime Rates at Houghton Road, Bedford, MK42 9HQ

Houghton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 53rd 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 Houghton Road (MK42 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (MK42 9HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Endsleigh Road, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ombersley Road (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.