Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Earls Holme area has the 26th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 174th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Holme (MK42 8PG) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Holme (MK42 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Stanton Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Earls Holme area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenkeepers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenkeepers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mortimer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mortimer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanguard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chapman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenkeepers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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