Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.2 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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cooper Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 344th 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 Cooper Drive (LU7 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Drive (LU7 4RZ), 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 Cooper Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimmock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Elliot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Avery Close 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 2026Vehicle crime Garland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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