Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Side area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 101st highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Side (LU7 1BD) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Side (LU7 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doggett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doggett Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Doggett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doggett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Doggett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bossard Court —
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Data Sources

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