Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillgrounds Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 245th 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 Hillgrounds Road (MK42 8QG) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Kempston Central & East average (131.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillgrounds Road (MK42 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenkeepers Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanton Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillgrounds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burgess Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Slater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Earls Holme Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Holme Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greenkeepers Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenkeepers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burgess Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burgess Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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