Crime Rates at Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3JE

Plantation Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plantation Road (LU7 3JE) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Road (LU7 3JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tall Pines (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.