Crime Rates at Bunting Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4AU

Bunting Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Leighton-Linslade South , and the 334th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bunting Drive (LU7 4AU) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Leighton-Linslade South average (90.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunting Drive (LU7 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bushell Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trivia Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.