Total Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 174.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kilpin Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 72nd 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 Kilpin Close (MK42 0EB) in the last 12 months was 174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kilpin Close (MK42 0EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fenlake Road, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harding Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kilpin Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirkman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gifford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilpin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kirkman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenlake Road
Apr 2026Robbery Fenlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harding Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fenlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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