Crimes Committed Near Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY in December 2025

Summary

Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY 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 8YY.

Crime Level

The overall crime level in the area immediately around Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY can be described as Medium.

In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 56 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: Low

Bicycle theft: None

Burglary: Very Low

Criminal damage and arson: Very Low

Drugs: Very Low

Other crime: Very Low

Other theft: Low

Possession of weapons: Very Low

Public order: Low

Robbery: Very Low

Shoplifting: Low

Theft from the person: None

Vehicle crime: Low

Violence and sexual offences: Medium

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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 8YY. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.

Date Location
December 2025 On or near Draper Way
December 2025 On or near Millers Close
December 2025 On or near Turnham Drive
December 2025 On or near Turnham Drive

Burglary

These are the 2 Burglary crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. 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 Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Criminal damage and arson

These are the 2 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.

Date Location Latest Outcome
December 2025 On or near Dimmock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
December 2025 On or near Johnson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Drugs

This is the 1 Drugs crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. 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 8YY. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.

Date Location Latest Outcome
December 2025 On or near Cherrycourt Way Under investigation
December 2025 On or near Oatfield Gardens Under investigation

Possession of weapons

This is the 1 Possession of weapons crime recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.

Date Location Latest Outcome
December 2025 On or near Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Shoplifting

These are the 3 Shoplifting crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.

Date Location Latest Outcome
December 2025 On or near Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
December 2025 On or near Supermarket Under investigation
December 2025 On or near Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Vehicle crime

These are the 2 Vehicle crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.

Date Location Latest Outcome
December 2025 On or near Middleton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
December 2025 On or near Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Violence and sexual offences

These are the 13 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. 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 Concord Way Under investigation
December 2025 On or near Cooper Drive Awaiting court outcome
December 2025 On or near Cormorant Way Under investigation
December 2025 On or near Cormorant Way Unable to prosecute suspect
December 2025 On or near Millers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
December 2025 On or near Moorhouse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
December 2025 On or near Newton Way Under investigation
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 Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
December 2025 On or near Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
December 2025 On or near Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Other crime

These are the 2 Other crime crimes recorded in December 2025 within half a mile of Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8YY. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.

Date Location Latest Outcome
December 2025 On or near Oatfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
December 2025 On or near Oatfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

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