Kempston West & South
Middle areaSouth Bedford. 10,946 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Kempston West & South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kempston West & South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kempston West & South at a rate of 114.7 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 | 402 |
| Other crime | 236 |
| Shoplifting | 228 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 160 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Drug offences | 60 |
| Vehicle crime | 50 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kempston West & South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kempston West & South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kempston West & South at a rate of 114.7 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, 130 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kempston West & South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (402), other crime (236) and shoplifting (228).
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 West & South alone. See Bedford
Kempston West & South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kempston West & South was £320,000 in 2025.
Kempston West & South had 10,562 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Kempston West & South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kempston West & South, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.