Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Chiltern Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 138th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chiltern Gardens (LU7 3BL) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Gardens (LU7 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shenley Hill Road, where police recorded 7 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 Chiltern Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heathwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Bank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Craddock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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