Crime Rates at Chandler Path, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QW

Chandler Path area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 57th 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 Chandler Path (MK42 8QW) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandler Path (MK42 8QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Emmerton 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.