Crime Rate in Kempston North, ward

Kempston North has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 2674th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 244th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kempston North in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kempston North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kempston North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near B531, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Stanton Road (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.