Total Crime Rate

78.3 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 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
  • 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

Montgomery Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 207th 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 Montgomery Close (LU7 3FH) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Close (LU7 3FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemsley Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemsley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vandyke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kemsley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mountbatten Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Mountbatten Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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