Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cemetery Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 126th 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 Cemetery Road (MK43 8RA) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (MK43 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Dell, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basen Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebbes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chibnall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Dell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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