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Crime in LU7 8

How much crime is recorded in LU7 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
10,188 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU7 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LU7 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LU7 8National
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.84.5
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 5% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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