Total Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 18.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kenilworth Walk area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in De Parys , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenilworth Walk (MK41 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the De Parys average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Walk (MK41 8LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Helmsley Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kenilworth Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stokesay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stokesay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devizes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devizes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bamburgh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helmsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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