Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 170th 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 Lime Grove (LU7 2SU) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Grove (LU7 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Vimy Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vimy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vimy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bossington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bossington Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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