Crime Rates at Mowbray Road, Bedford, MK42 9UH

Mowbray 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 Mowbray Road (MK42 9UH) 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 Mowbray Road (MK42 9UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luke Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.