Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 75.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 28.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Blenheim Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blenheim Road (LU7 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Road (LU7 3DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemsley Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kemsley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kemsley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kemsley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kemsley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tindall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miletree Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miletree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemsley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shackleton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakley Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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