Total Crime Rate

233.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 233.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadway 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 Meadway (LU7 3UY) 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 Meadway (LU7 3UY), 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 Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nebular Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Star Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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