Crime Rate in Leighton-Linslade West, ward

Leighton-Linslade West has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 2376th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 364th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leighton-Linslade West in the last 12 months was 47.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leighton-Linslade West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 306 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leighton-Linslade West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Water Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.