Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 3HR
How much crime is recorded in LU7 3HR, 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
- 1,853 (2024)
How safe is LU7 3HR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 3HR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 3HRNational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime1.31.5
Burglary0.99.1
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.