Total Crime Rate

224.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 224.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 34th 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 Meadow Way (LU7 3XT) in the last 12 months was 224.4 per 1,000 residents and was 333.3% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (LU7 3XT), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oatfield Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barleycorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Millers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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