Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Firbank Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 127th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firbank Court (LU7 4YJ) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Leighton-Linslade South average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firbank Court (LU7 4YJ), the main crime hotspot is near Billington Court. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Firbank Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Billington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Billington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Billington Court —
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Data Sources

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