Total Crime Rate

195.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 195.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 123.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ossory Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ossory Way (MK42 9QB) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 123.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ossory Way (MK42 9QB), the main crime hotspot is near Ombersley Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ossory Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Leonards Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampthill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridgmount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kennedy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillespie Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Leonard'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aspley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ombersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ombersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ombersley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ombersley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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