Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Potter Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 222nd lowest 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 Potter Way (MK42 9RG) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Way (MK42 9RG), the main crime hotspot is near Luke Place. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potter Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blundell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carroll Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harewood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dahl Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Luke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carroll Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadsworth Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunyans Mead —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Progress Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bunyans Mead —
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Data Sources

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