Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 112th 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 Riverside Close (MK42 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Close (MK42 9DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austin Canons Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Marne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Riverside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ryswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Riverside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pattern Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Riverside Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austin Canons Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marne Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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