Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 0AZ
How much crime is recorded in LU7 0AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wing, Wingrave & Bierton
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,297 (2024)
LU7 0AZLeighton Buzzard
How safe is LU7 0AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 0AZ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 0AZNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 109% 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.