Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell vs Leighton Buzzard and Rural

Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,178 crimes in the last 12 months. Leighton Buzzard and Rural has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 3,714 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell shows a year-on-year crime trend of -9.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Leighton Buzzard and Rural shows -12.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,784 incidents). In Leighton Buzzard and Rural, it is Violent Crime (1,157 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell recorded 753 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Leighton Buzzard and Rural recorded 794. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell totalled 1,784 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,157 in Leighton Buzzard and Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell recorded 5,719 crimes (now 5,178, a change of -9.5%). Leighton Buzzard and Rural recorded 4,233 crimes previously (now 3,714, -12.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell has a resolution rate of 29.8% and Leighton Buzzard and Rural has 23.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell falls within the Bedfordshire Police boundary. Leighton Buzzard and Rural is covered by Bedfordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Kingsbrook, Kempston, Cauldwell and Leighton Buzzard and Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.