Crime Rates at Mobbs Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8RS

Mobbs Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 213th 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 Mobbs Close (MK42 8RS) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mobbs Close (MK42 8RS), 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.