Total Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liddell Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Liddell Way (LU7 4FN) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Leighton-Linslade South average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liddell Way (LU7 4FN), 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 Mannock Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leighton-Linslade South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Esmonde Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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