Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 2QX
How much crime is recorded in LU7 2QX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Linslade West
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
LU7 2QXLeighton Buzzard
How safe is LU7 2QX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 2QX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 2QXNational
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.