Total Crime Rate

190.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kimbolton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in De Parys , and the 52nd 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 Kimbolton Road (MK40 2NR) in the last 12 months was 190.0 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% higher than the De Parys average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimbolton Road (MK40 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimbolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Saint Cuthberts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthberts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Cuthberts Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lurke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saint Cuthberts Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Cuthberts Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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