Crime Rates at Poplar Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BS

Poplar Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Close (LU7 3BS) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Poplar Close (LU7 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heath Park Drive, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dingle Dell (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.