Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Oaks area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 317th highest crime rate of 874 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 The Oaks (LU7 0XZ) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Eaton Bray average (54.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oaks (LU7 0XZ), 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 The Oaks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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
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Data Sources

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