Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Vandyke Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 60th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vandyke Road (LU7 3HG) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 204.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vandyke Road (LU7 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albany Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vandyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Public order Hockliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lammas Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

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