Total Crime Rate

1032.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1032.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 403.2 10/10
  • Public order 177.4 10/10
  • Drugs 151.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.3 10/10
  • Other theft 35.5 10/10
  • Other crime 29.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Haylock Close 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 Haylock Close (MK42 7HN) in the last 12 months was 1032.3 per 1,000 residents and was 687.4% higher 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 593.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haylock Close (MK42 7HN), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsey Close. Police recorded 18 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 Haylock Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hooper Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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