Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beaumont Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaumont Gardens (MK42 7QS) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Gardens (MK42 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Bunyan Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaumont Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Mathews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrier Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Alders Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bunyan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Triumph Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrier Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrier Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrier Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mathews Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ullswater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dudley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dudley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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