Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wood area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 109th highest 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 The Wood (LU7 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wood (LU7 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bossard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bossard Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Doggett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Doggett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doggett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Doggett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doggett Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bassett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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Data Sources

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