Postcode sector · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 7
How much crime is recorded in LU7 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 7,556 (2024)
LU7 7Postcode sector · Leighton Buzzard
How safe is LU7 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LU7 7, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Shoplifting25.98.4
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Burglary14.69.1
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Public order7.24.6
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery2.11.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.