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Postcode · Leighton Buzzard

Crime in LU7 3UL

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

How safe is LU7 3UL

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 3UL 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
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 3ULNational
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
Trend

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.

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