Total Crime Rate

240.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 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 240.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitebeam Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 38th 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 Whitebeam Close (MK42 7RN) in the last 12 months was 240.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitebeam Close (MK42 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near The Hollies. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitebeam Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Sycamores —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Race Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Race Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Race Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Race Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Race Meadows Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Race Meadows Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Race Meadows Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hollies Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hollies Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hollies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Hollies Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Hollies —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Close —
Apr 2026Other crime The Silver Birches Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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