Total Crime Rate

157.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 157.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Ledburn Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ledburn Grove (LU7 2WE) in the last 12 months was 157.2 per 1,000 residents and was 229.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ledburn Grove (LU7 2WE), the main crime hotspot is near Mentmore Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ledburn Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mentmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledburn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ledburn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyngates Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finch Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Finch Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wyngates Under investigation
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Data Sources

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