Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
MK43 · Bedford Borough
1
crimes in February 2026
Below national average
LU1 · Luton
665
crimes in February 2026
Above national average
Kempston Rural has less crime — 1 vs 665 incidents in February 2026.
Luton recorded substantially more crime than Kempston Rural in February 2026 — 665 incidents compared to 1, a 665.0x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Luton records significantly more (236 vs 1 incidents). Kempston Rural is below the national average while Luton is above, making Kempston Rural the safer choice on this measure.
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Based on February 2026 Police data, Kempston Rural recorded fewer crimes than Luton — 1 vs 665 incidents. That is 100% fewer crimes. Kempston Rural is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In February 2026, Kempston Rural recorded 1 incidents of this type vs 236 in Luton. Overall, Kempston Rural had fewer total crimes (1 vs 665).