Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 146th highest crime rate of 871 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 Church Street (LU7 1BS) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 433.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (LU7 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lammas Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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