Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Pearcey 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 Pearcey Road (MK42 9LY) 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 Pearcey Road (MK42 9LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Sidings, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Faraday Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pearcey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brackley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brackley 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 A5134 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5134 —
Apr 2026Burglary Newton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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