Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 198.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 164.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Tern Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 39th 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 Tern Drive (LU7 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 120.7% higher than the Leighton-Linslade South average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 217.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tern Drive (LU7 4BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tern Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tern Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tern Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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