Total Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Bunkers Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bunkers Lane (LU7 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Leighton-Linslade West average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunkers Lane (LU7 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finch Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyngates (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bunkers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wyngates Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finch Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledburn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ledburn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyngates Under investigation

Data Sources

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