Crimes Committed Near Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU in December 2025
Summary
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU is within the Leighton Buzzard and Rural policing neighbourhood, under the Bedfordshire Police force area.
There were 37 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU can be described as Low.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 42 reported crimes per 1,000 people - a low level when compared with other statistical areas.
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Medium
Bicycle theft: None
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Very Low
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Very Low
Other theft: Very Low
Possession of weapons: None
Public order: Very Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: Low
List of Crimes Nearby
You are viewing crimes during December 2025. This is the most recent month for which data is currently available. Our data is updated monthly, although there is always a slight lag in receiving data from the police forces around the country.
Anti-social behaviour
These are the 4 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Hopper Lane |
| December 2025 | On or near Hopper Lane |
| December 2025 | On or near Millers Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road |
Burglary
These are the 2 Burglary crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Meadow Way | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Awaiting court outcome |
Criminal damage and arson
This is the 1 Criminal damage and arson crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Drugs
This is the 1 Drugs crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Oatfield Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Other theft
These are the 2 Other theft crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Oatfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Under investigation |
Vehicle crime
These are the 6 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Brookside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Brookside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Cetus Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Hockliffe Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Millers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 16 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Babbage Grove | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Millers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Oatfield Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| December 2025 | On or near Oatfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Oatfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Phoenix Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Other crime
These are the 4 Other crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3ZU. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Gemini Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Oatfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Oatfield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.