Crime Rates at South Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PB

South Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 263rd highest 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 South Street (LU7 3PB) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Leighton-Linslade South average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (LU7 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooklands Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutlers Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.