Crime Rates at Walcourt Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8SL

Walcourt Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 269th highest 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 Walcourt Road (MK42 8SL) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcourt Road (MK42 8SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.