Crime Rates at Muswell Road, Bedford, MK42 9PH

Muswell Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 48th 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 Muswell Road (MK42 9PH) in the last 12 months was 217.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Muswell Road (MK42 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ombersley Road (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.