Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 3FE
How much crime is recorded in LU7 3FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leighton Buzzard North & East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
How safe is LU7 3FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 3FE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3FENational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.54.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.11.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.