Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haynes 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.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Sidings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conquest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aspley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Althorpe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ampthill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bunyan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Leonards Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridgmount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillespie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kennedy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Darwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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