Crime Rates at St Marys Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2RX

St Marys Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Leighton-Linslade West , and the 253rd 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 St Marys Way (LU7 2RX) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Way (LU7 2RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Soulbury Road, where police recorded 12 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.