Crime Rates at Victoria Road, Bedford, MK42 9JR

Victoria Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 55th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (MK42 9JR) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (MK42 9JR), 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.