Total Crime Rate

77.1 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Roosevelt Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 214th highest crime rate of 871 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 Roosevelt Avenue (LU7 3EN) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roosevelt Avenue (LU7 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarence Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhills (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roosevelt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Mountbatten Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mountbatten Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vandyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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