Total Crime Rate

252.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 25th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Road (LU5 6AR) in the last 12 months was 252.3 per 1,000 residents and was 366.3% higher than the Eaton Bray average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 117.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (LU5 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Holmfield Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmfield Close —
Apr 2026Public order Holmfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryant Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmfield Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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