Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vandyke Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 195th highest crime rate of 874 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 Vandyke Road (LU7 3HS) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vandyke Road (LU7 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Vandyke Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vandyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miletree Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miletree Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Tindall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atterbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Atterbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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