Crimes Committed Near Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ in December 2025
Summary
Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ is within the Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell policing neighbourhood, under the Bedfordshire Police force area.
There were 22 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 48 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Low
Bicycle theft: Very Low
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Low
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Very Low
Possession of weapons: None
Public order: Low
Robbery: None
Shoplifting: None
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Very Low
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
These are the 4 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near B531 |
| December 2025 | On or near Halsey Road |
| December 2025 | On or near Vineyard Way |
| December 2025 | On or near Westminster Gardens |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 2 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near B531 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Wingfield Close | Under investigation |
Drugs
This is the 1 Drugs crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near B531 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Penwright Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Chapman Close | Under investigation |
Theft from the person
This is the 1 Theft from the person crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 11 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near B531 | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Downfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Downham Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Duncombe Street | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Kingston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sauton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Slater Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Slater Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Other crime
This is the 1 Other crime crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Garden Close, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UJ. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Ormesby Way | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.