Crime Rates at Bunyan Road, Bedford, MK42 9JB

Bunyan Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 111th 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 Bunyan Road (MK42 9JB) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunyan Road (MK42 9JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ombersley Road (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.