Total Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 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 110.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Elstow Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 128th 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 Elstow Road (MK42 9NL) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elstow Road (MK42 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near Mabel Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elstow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadsworth Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope 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 Carroll Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brackley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5134 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5134 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brackley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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