Total Crime Rate

254.8 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 254.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bedford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 36th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (MK42 8BL) in the last 12 months was 254.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (MK42 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B531 (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Massey Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bunyan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bunyan Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halsey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foster Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B531 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bunyan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime B531 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redwald Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B531 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B531 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hulme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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