Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 9FF
How much crime is recorded in LU7 9FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,900 (2024)
How safe is LU7 9FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 9FF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 9FFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.22.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.