Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 0GN
How much crime is recorded in LU7 0GN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,870 (2024)
How safe is LU7 0GN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 0GN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 0GNNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.84.6
Burglary0.79.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.