Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 148th 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 New Road (LU7 7LX) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% higher than the Leighton-Linslade West average (47.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (LU7 7LX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollies Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ship Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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