Crime Rates at Kempston Road, Bedford, MK42 9AE

Kempston Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Cauldwell , and the 147th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kempston Road (MK42 9AE) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Cauldwell average (157.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kempston Road (MK42 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Ombersley Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.