Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 3FP
How much crime is recorded in LU7 3FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leighton Buzzard Central
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,632 (2024)
LU7 3FPLeighton Buzzard
How safe is LU7 3FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 3FP 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 3FPNational
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Shoplifting7.78.4
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.54.6
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.