Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chamberlains Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chamberlains Gardens (LU7 3AP) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Chamberlains Gardens (LU7 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemsley Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley Green (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leighton-Linslade North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcourt | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemsley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shackleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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