Crime Rates at Station Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NF

Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 108th 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 Station Road (LU7 2NF) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% 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 11 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). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (LU7 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durrell Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.