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

High Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 160th 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 7AR) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Kempston Central & East average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (MK42 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hooper Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guilas Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.