Crime Rates at Elstow Road, Bedford, MK42 9LA

Elstow Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 14th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elstow Road (MK42 9LA) in the last 12 months was 567.6 per 1,000 residents and was 246.6% higher than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 201.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elstow Road (MK42 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsbrook Road, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.