Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Kimbolton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 87th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kimbolton Road (MK40 2PS) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 167.1% higher than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimbolton Road (MK40 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pemberley Lane, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kimbolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pemberley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pemberley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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