Total Crime Rate
233.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
153.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Almond Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 34th highest crime rate of 874 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 Almond Road (LU7 3UN) in the last 12 months was 233.6 per 1,000 residents and was 339.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 153.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Almond Road (LU7 3UN), 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.
View Crime In Leighton-Linslade North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tindall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nebular Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Atterbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atterbury Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brookside Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Miletree Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Miletree Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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