Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Johnson Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 334th 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 Johnson Drive (LU7 4RT) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Drive (LU7 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Sandpiper Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Johnson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Serin Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimmock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elliot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deverell Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Avery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunnock Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Wryneck Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Condor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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