Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bury Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe , and the 180th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bury Close (LU5 6LP) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.0% higher than the Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Close (LU5 6LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bury Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prudence Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christian Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Pilgrims Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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