Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterdell area has the 5th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 104th 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 Waterdell (LU7 3PL) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Leighton-Linslade South average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterdell (LU7 3PL), 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 Waterdell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lee Don Furlong 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Green —
Sep 2025Public order Crossway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Capshill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carina Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Saxons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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