Total Crime Rate

17.2 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 17.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Poplar Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Close (LU7 3BS) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (LU7 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robinswood Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chamberlains Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chamberlains Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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