Total Crime Rate
117.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church End area has the 36th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 119th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church End (MK42 9XT) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church End (MK42 9XT), the main crime hotspot is near Bunyans Mead. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bunyans Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wigram Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyans Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Marys Close | — |
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