Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

This area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 364th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (LU7 0DZ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode LU7 0DZ, the main crime hotspot is near The Heath, with 8 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in LU7 0DZ area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Heath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Heath

Data Sources

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