Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Conquest Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 229th highest 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 Conquest Road (MK42 9LR) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Conquest Road (MK42 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Vulcan Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cauldwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grosvenor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conquest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillespie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vulcan Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brackley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brackley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kennedy Road | Under investigation |
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