Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Mentmore Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 158th highest crime rate of 871 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 Mentmore Road (LU7 2NY) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mentmore Road (LU7 2NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Wharf, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mentmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ship Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollies Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mardle Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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