Total Crime Rate
88.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bossington Lane 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 Bossington Lane (LU7 2TB) 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 Bossington Lane (LU7 2TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vimy Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Bridge Mill (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leighton-Linslade West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Town Bridge Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Town Bridge Mill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Town Bridge Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vimy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vimy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Town Bridge Mill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vimy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vimy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Town Bridge Mill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durrell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vimy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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