Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leighton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 57th 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 Leighton Road (LU7 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.8% higher than the Eaton Bray average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (LU7 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Turn, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leighton Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stanbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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