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Postcode · Leighton Buzzard

Crime in LU7 3RL

How much crime is recorded in LU7 3RL, 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)
Crime

How safe is LU7 3RL

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 3RL 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
By type

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 3RLNational
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
Trend

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.

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