Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Heath Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 345th highest crime rate of 871 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 Heath Road (LU7 3AG) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (LU7 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotefield Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chamberlains Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chamberlains Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heathwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Bank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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