Total Crime Rate

211.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 211.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bedford Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 49th 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 Bedford Road (MK45 3HS) in the last 12 months was 211.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (MK45 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Goldfinch Gardens. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Avocet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mink Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mink Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Teal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knoll Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knoll Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knoll Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knoll Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladybird Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverstream —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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