Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mile Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 155th 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 Mile Road (MK42 9UB) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 20 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 Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile Road (MK42 9UB), the main crime hotspot is near Luke Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mile Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargreaves Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadsworth Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyans Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyans Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dahl Close —
Apr 2026Public order Brackley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brackley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gostwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5134 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A5134 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5134 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadsworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5134 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5134 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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