Postcode · Leighton Buzzard
Crime in LU7 9SS
How much crime is recorded in LU7 9SS, 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
- 1,323 (2024)
How safe is LU7 9SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU7 9SS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 9SSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Drugs6.12.4
Burglary4.99.1
Public order4.04.6
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Shoplifting1.78.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.