Total Crime Rate

239.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 239.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 28.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grovebury Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 30th highest crime rate of 874 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 Grovebury Road (LU7 4SB) in the last 12 months was 239.8 per 1,000 residents and was 166.2% higher than the Leighton-Linslade South average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovebury Road (LU7 4SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albany Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grovebury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindler Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Billington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanbridge Road Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanbridge Road Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanbridge Road Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartwell Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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