Total Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.4 1/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Knaves Hill area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knaves Hill (LU7 2SL) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the Leighton-Linslade West average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Knaves Hill (LU7 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Soulbury Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knaves Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Soulbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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