Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 76.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ryswick Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 198th 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 Ryswick Road (MK42 8SW) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryswick Road (MK42 8SW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ryswick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marina Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitbread Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitbread Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beatrice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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