Total Crime Rate

232.0 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 232.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 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

Walnut Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 39th 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 Walnut Walk (MK42 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -32.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Walk (MK42 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Hollies. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Larches Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Links Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hollies Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hollies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hollies Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Hollies Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rowans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rowans Under investigation
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Data Sources

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