Crime Rate in Wootton & Kempston Rural, ward

Wootton & Kempston Rural has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 wards in Bedford district and the 916th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 136th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wootton & Kempston Rural in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Bedford district average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wootton & Kempston Rural’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wootton & Kempston Rural ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hoo Lane, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Johnson Avenue (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.