Total Crime Rate

527.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 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 527.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 391.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Johns Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 17th 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 St Johns Street (MK42 8EP) in the last 12 months was 527.8 per 1,000 residents and was 318.2% 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 Shoplifting with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (MK42 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Old Yard, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntingdon Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dudley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dudley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mathews Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Mathews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Old Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campbell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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