Total Crime Rate

289.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 289.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Other theft 57.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grove Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 18th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (LU7 1ST) in the last 12 months was 289.6 per 1,000 residents and was 444.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (LU7 1ST), 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 Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Mews 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 North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartwell Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindler Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Billington Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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