Crime Rates at Kitchener Place, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9PN

Kitchener Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Wixams & Wilstead , and the 255th highest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kitchener Place (MK43 9PN) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Wixams & Wilstead average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchener Place (MK43 9PN), the main crime hotspot is near Claydon Orchard. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.