Total Crime Rate

482.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 482.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 147.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
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

Leighton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Road (LU7 1LD) in the last 12 months was 482.1 per 1,000 residents and was 806.8% 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 Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (LU7 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Bridge Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Bridge Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Bridge Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vimy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Town Bridge Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Town Bridge Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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