Crime Rates at Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AD

Heath Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 871 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 Heath Road (LU7 3AD) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (LU7 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakley Green, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhills (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.