Crime Rates at Bedford Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3HU

Bedford Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 167th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (MK45 3HU) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 165.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (MK45 3HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightingale Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.