Total Crime Rate

99.2 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Billington Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 139th 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 Billington Road (LU7 9HH) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Billington Road (LU7 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bushell Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trivia Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Billington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Messor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Messor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bushell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fieldfare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lactans Edge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Peregrine Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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