Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brook Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 871 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 Brook Street (LU7 3LH) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (LU7 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dove Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Green
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Capshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Capshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lee Don Furlong Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carina Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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