Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 105.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sandpiper Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 86th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandpiper Way (LU7 4SS) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Way (LU7 4SS), 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 Sandpiper Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elliot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimmock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Drive —
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Data Sources

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