Crimes Committed Near Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER in December 2025
Summary
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER is within the Leighton Buzzard and Rural policing neighbourhood, under the Bedfordshire Police force area.
There were 32 crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 142 reported crimes per 1,000 people
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: Very Low
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Very Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: None
Vehicle crime: Medium
Violence and sexual offences: High
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 3 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Carnation Close |
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhills |
| 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 8ER. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near The Martins Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 8ER. 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 |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. 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 |
Public order
These are the 4 Public order crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhills | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Tindall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Under investigation |
Shoplifting
These are the 3 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Kemsley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Kemsley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Kemsley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Vehicle crime
These are the 8 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Adams Bottom | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Badgers Brook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Cotefield Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Nelson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| December 2025 | On or near Riverside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhills | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near Sandhills | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| December 2025 | On or near The Walnuts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 8 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. 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 Oakley Green | Under investigation |
| 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
This is the 1 Other crime crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8ER. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | On or near Vandyke Road | Under investigation |
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