Crime Rates at Lodge Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7DD

Lodge Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 138th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lodge Avenue (MK42 7DD) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Avenue (MK42 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Lodge Close, where police recorded 27 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.