Total Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 6.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Copper Beech Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 21st 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 Copper Beech Way (LU7 3BD) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Copper Beech Way (LU7 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chiltern Gardens, 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 Copper Beech Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
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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