Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Pleasant Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 286th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant Avenue (LU5 6HB) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Eaton Bray average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant Avenue (LU5 6HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelton Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bush Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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