Crime Rates at North Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1ET

North Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 240th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (LU7 1ET) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (LU7 1ET), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.