Total Crime Rate

941.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

538.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 941.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 538.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 345.2 10/10
  • Public order 187.1 10/10
  • Drugs 122.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.9 10/10
  • Other crime 48.4 10/10
  • Other theft 41.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Lincoln Road area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lincoln Road (MK42 7HE) in the last 12 months was 941.9 per 1,000 residents and was 646.4% higher 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 538.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Road (MK42 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near Abbott Crescent. Police recorded 292 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbott Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunbeam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abbott Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbott Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Abbott Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbott Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abbott Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbott Crescent Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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