Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 7BN) 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 7BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hooper Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditmas Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Lodge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burr Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hooper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverview Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molly Moore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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