Crime Rates at Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2QW

Derwent Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 874 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 Derwent Road (LU7 2QW) in the last 12 months was 4.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Leighton-Linslade West average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (LU7 2QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carron Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coniston Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.