Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 39.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kestrel Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 70th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kestrel Road (MK41 7HR) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 163.8% higher than the Brickhill average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Road (MK41 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rooksmead (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rooksmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rooksmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orwell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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