Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 3TT
How much crime is recorded in LU7 3TT, 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
- 1,565 (2024)
How safe is LU7 3TT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 3TT 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
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 3TTNational
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Violence and sexual offences4.523.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.64.6
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.