Total Crime Rate

174.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 174.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Foster Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 73rd 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 Foster Place (MK42 8BX) in the last 12 months was 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Place (MK42 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near B531. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penwright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Egglestone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B531 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B531 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B531 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B531 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B531 —
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Data Sources

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