Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 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 124.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Redwood Grove area has the 30th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 106th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redwood Grove (MK42 9NW) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redwood Grove (MK42 9NW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redwood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Burglary Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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