Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 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 172.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lake Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 57th 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 Lake Street (LU7 8RS) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 224.3% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Street (LU7 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaudesert Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaudesert Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaudesert Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartwell Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornmill Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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