Postcode · Bedford
Crime in MK42 7RT
How much crime is recorded in MK42 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kempston West & South
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
How safe is MK42 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the MK42 7RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
MK42 7RTNational
Shoplifting18.58.4
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.