Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Capshill Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 178th lowest 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 Capshill Avenue (LU7 3PR) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Leighton-Linslade South average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capshill Avenue (LU7 3PR), 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 Capshill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Green —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookside Place 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 Lee Don Furlong 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 Saxons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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