Total Crime Rate

263.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 263.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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

Victoria Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 35th 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 9JS) in the last 12 months was 263.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moulder Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Endsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Endsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulder Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Usher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ampthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ampthill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Endsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Endsleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endsleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pattern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ampthill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5141
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A5141
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ombersley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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