Kempston Central & East
Middle areaSouth Bedford. 6,335 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Kempston Central & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kempston Central & East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kempston Central & East at a rate of 85.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 220 |
| Other crime | 93 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kempston Central & East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kempston Central & East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kempston Central & East at a rate of 85.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.8 per 1,000 people across Bedford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kempston Central & East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (220), other crime (93) and criminal damage and arson (73).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bedford
These figures are published for the whole of Bedford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bedford and not Kempston Central & East alone. See Bedford
Kempston Central & East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kempston Central & East was £290,500 in 2025.
Kempston Central & East had 6,207 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Kempston Central & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kempston Central & East, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.