Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Nelson Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 174th 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 Nelson Road (LU7 3EE) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (LU7 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Vandyke Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vandyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vandyke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vandyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemsley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kemsley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Vandyke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vandyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mountbatten Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mountbatten Gardens Local resolution
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Data Sources

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