Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Richmond Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 286th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (LU7 4RF) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (LU7 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliot Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elliot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Highcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deverell Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Avery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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