Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crouch Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crouch Gardens (MK42 7GZ) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crouch Gardens (MK42 7GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsey Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crouch Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hilton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fletcher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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