Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.7 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woburn Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Kempston Central & East , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 542 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 Woburn Road (MK43 9AB) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower than the Kempston Central & East average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woburn Road (MK43 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Fletcher Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Fletcher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Fletcher Road —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Fletcher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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