Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armstrong Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armstrong Drive (MK42 9JW) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Drive (MK42 9JW), the main crime hotspot is near St Leonard'S Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgmount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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