Crime Rates at Wilkinson Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7FR

Wilkinson Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 244th 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 Wilkinson Road (MK42 7FR) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkinson Road (MK42 7FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oliver Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.