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

Leighton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 131st highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Road (LU7 1LF) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.4% higher than the Leighton-Linslade West average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (LU7 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vimy Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Town Bridge Mill (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.