Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kestrel Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 211th highest crime rate of 874 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 Kestrel Way (LU7 4AX) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Leighton-Linslade South average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Way (LU7 4AX), the main crime hotspot is near Trivia Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lactans Edge —
Apr 2026Drugs Elliot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deverell Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Condor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimmock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunnock Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wryneck Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Serin Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trivia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Avery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lactans Edge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathwell Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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