Houghton Regis and Rural vs Leighton Buzzard and Rural

Houghton Regis and Rural has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,987 crimes in the last 12 months. Leighton Buzzard and Rural has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 3,714 crimes. Houghton Regis and Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Houghton Regis and Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -12.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Leighton Buzzard and Rural shows -12.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Houghton Regis and Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (761 incidents). In Leighton Buzzard and Rural, it is Violent Crime (1,157 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Houghton Regis and Rural recorded 409 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Leighton Buzzard and Rural recorded 794. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Houghton Regis and Rural totalled 761 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,157 in Leighton Buzzard and Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Houghton Regis and Rural recorded 2,262 crimes (now 1,987, a change of -12.2%). Leighton Buzzard and Rural recorded 4,233 crimes previously (now 3,714, -12.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Houghton Regis and Rural has a resolution rate of 33.1% and Leighton Buzzard and Rural has 23.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Houghton Regis and Rural falls within the Bedfordshire Police boundary. Leighton Buzzard and Rural is covered by Bedfordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Houghton Regis and Rural and Leighton Buzzard and Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.