Total Crime Rate

1218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1218.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 412.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 372.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 87.3 10/10
  • Public order 87.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighton Buzzard Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Adeyfield West , and the highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Buzzard Road (HP1 1HN) in the last 12 months was 1218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1476.9% higher than the Adeyfield West average (77.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 476.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Buzzard Road (HP1 1HN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Buzzard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemmaes Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dacorum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlowes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlowes —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlowes —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlowes —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dacorum Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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