Total Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchill Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 874 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 Churchill Road (LU7 3ET) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Churchill Road (LU7 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemsley Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley Green (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leighton-Linslade North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shackleton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kemsley Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemsley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tindall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcourt | — |
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