Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.7 8/10
  • Burglary 55.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bedford Business Centre area has the 38th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 138th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Business Centre (MK42 9TW) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Business Centre (MK42 9TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Business Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hazelwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alpine View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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