Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cooper Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 413th 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 4UU) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Drive (LU7 4UU), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elliot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dimmock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Highcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Partridge Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Avery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deverell Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathwell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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