Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Moor Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 116th 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 Moor Lane (MK42 9UT) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Lane (MK42 9UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luke Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corby Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blundell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5134 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Luke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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