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Crime in LU7 0TT

How much crime is recorded in LU7 0TT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,561 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU7 0TT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 0TT 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 0TTNational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.01.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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