Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Emu Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 146th 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 Emu Close (LU7 0AT) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% higher than the Eaton Bray average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Emu Close (LU7 0AT), the main crime hotspot is near Thrift Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Emu Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Linslade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Banwell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Banwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinkle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heath Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Dell —
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Data Sources

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