Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Broad Rush Green area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Rush Green (LU7 2XA) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% lower than the Leighton-Linslade West average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Rush Green (LU7 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Grove. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Rush Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowley Furrows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowley Furrows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Coombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corbet Ride Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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