Crime Rates at Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LB

Leighton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 15th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Road (LU7 1LB) in the last 12 months was 370.5 per 1,000 residents and was 615.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (LU7 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.