Total Crime Rate

153.0 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 153.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Veritas Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 66th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Veritas Grove (LU7 9SG) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Veritas Grove (LU7 9SG), the main crime hotspot is near Trivia Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Veritas Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lactans Edge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warren Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Messor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Messor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bacchus Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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