Crime Rates at Garden Hedge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AG

Garden Hedge area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Hedge (LU7 1AG) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Hedge (LU7 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarence Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhills (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.