Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bedford Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 149th 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 Bedford Road (MK42 8DG) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (MK42 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bedford

Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B531 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Offender given a caution
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 2026Public order Prentice Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑