Crime Rates at Broomhills Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3EP

Broomhills Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 58th 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 Broomhills Road (LU7 3EP) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomhills Road (LU7 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemsley Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley Green (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.