Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Leighton Court area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 198th highest crime rate of 874 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 Leighton Court (LU6 1EW) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Court (LU6 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radburn Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sugden Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Leighton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benning Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sugden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leighton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Benning Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radburn Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B489 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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