Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 135.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Darwin Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 95th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darwin Road (MK42 9LT) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Road (MK42 9LT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Darwin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brackley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brackley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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