Crime Rates at Steppingstone Place, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PS

Steppingstone Place 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 Steppingstone Place (LU7 3PS) 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 Steppingstone Place (LU7 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albany Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4012 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.