Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 2NN
How much crime is recorded in LU7 2NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Linslade East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
LU7 2NNLeighton Buzzard
How safe is LU7 2NN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 2NN 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 2NNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.81.4
Public order0.84.6
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.