Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 2PL
How much crime is recorded in LU7 2PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Linslade West
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
How safe is LU7 2PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 3.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 2PL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
3.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
10
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 2PLNational
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Violence and sexual offences3.223.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Burglary0.59.1
Robbery0.51.4
Public order0.24.6
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Other theft0.04.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.