Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Apple Tree Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 196th 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 Apple Tree Close (LU7 2LN) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% higher than the Leighton-Linslade West average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apple Tree Close (LU7 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Ascot Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Apple Tree Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ascot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ascot Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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