Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Spring Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Road (MK42 8NR) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% 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 Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Spring Road (MK42 8NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Spring Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashdale Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Almonds
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittingstall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harefield Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Harefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornton Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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