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Crime in LU7 4UN

How much crime is recorded in LU7 4UN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Leighton Buzzard South East
Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,188 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LU7 4UN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 4UN 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4UNNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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.

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