Total Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kimbolton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brickhill , and the 17th lowest 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 (MK41 8DS) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Brickhill average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Kimbolton Road (MK41 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingfisher Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dove Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingfisher Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pentland Rise | Under investigation |
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