Total Crime Rate

251.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 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 251.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Other theft 48.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bunyan Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 35th 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 Bunyan Road (MK42 8HA) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunyan Road (MK42 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B531 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bunyan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B531 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Massey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redwald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redwald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Alders Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bunyan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redwald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B531 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B531 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B531 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B531 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ullswater 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunedale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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