Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Haynes Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 195th 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 Haynes Road (MK42 9PG) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haynes Road (MK42 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near College Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ossory Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haynes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aspley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampthill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Road
Apr 2026Burglary College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgmount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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