Crime Rates at High Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AL

High Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 126th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (MK42 7AL) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Kempston Central & East average (126.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (MK42 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Old Yard, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Molly Moore Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.