Leighton Buzzard Central
Middle areaSouth west Central Bedfordshire. 9,651 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Leighton Buzzard Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Leighton Buzzard Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leighton Buzzard Central at a rate of 141.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 410 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 221 |
| Other crime | 219 |
| Shoplifting | 219 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 117 |
| Vehicle crime | 66 |
| Burglary | 57 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Leighton Buzzard Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leighton Buzzard Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leighton Buzzard Central at a rate of 141.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 109 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leighton Buzzard Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (410), anti-social behaviour (221) and shoplifting (219).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Leighton Buzzard Central alone. See Central Bedfordshire
Leighton Buzzard Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Leighton Buzzard Central was £275,000 in 2025.
Leighton Buzzard Central had 9,584 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Leighton Buzzard Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leighton Buzzard Central, 84.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.