Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 46.1 5/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 17th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 213th 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 9LN) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Drive (MK42 9LN), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgmount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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