Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hillesden Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillesden Avenue (MK42 9YX) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Cauldwell average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillesden Avenue (MK42 9YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maryville Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosmic Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillesden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cosmic Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maryville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Progress Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West End —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillesden Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Townsend Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lynton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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