- SRA number
- 837392
- Authorisation
- Recognised body
- Authorised since
- 28 February 2022
- Organisation type
- Recognised body, authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Leighton Buzzard LU7 1RX
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 1: Criminal
- Website (SRA record)
- smartcriminaldefence.com
- Companies House status
- Active (13734638, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 10 November 2021
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- SRA firms in Central Bedfordshire
- 33 (14 residential property)
Smart Criminal Defence Ltd is a recognised body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since February 2022 and recorded under SRA number 837392. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at Smart Criminal Defence, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1RX. Its constitution is recorded as incorporated company (limited by shares).
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 1 area of law: Criminal. Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.
The head office postcode LU7 1RX falls within Central Bedfordshire (East of England), where the SRA register lists 33 authorised firms with a practising office, 14 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are Usmani King LTD (200 m, Leighton Buzzard), MY Law Legal Ltd (200 m, Leighton Buzzard), Franklins Law Leighton Buzzard Limited (400 m, Leighton Buzzard), Austin and Carnley Solicitors Ltd (500 m, Leighton Buzzard) and Osborne Morris and Morgan Limited (500 m, Leighton Buzzard). 3 of those 5 report residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as SMART CRIMINAL DEFENCE LTD (company number 13734638), a private limited company incorporated on 10 November 2021, 4 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is LEIGHTON BUZZARD, the same as the head office.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | Smart Criminal Defence, 40A Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1RXDirectionsGoogle MapsApple Maps | Central Bedfordshire |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Companies House record
SMART CRIMINAL DEFENCE LTD, company number 13734638, private limited company, incorporated 10 November 2021. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 December 2024 (total exemption full). Registered office town: LEIGHTON BUZZARD. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Smart Criminal Defence Ltd in gold at Leighton Buzzard LU7 1RX, and the 5 nearest SRA-regulated firms in slate.
Outline: Central Bedfordshire district outline (ONS E06000056).
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Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- Usmani King LTD · Leighton Buzzard200 m
- MY Law Legal Ltd · Leighton Buzzard200 m
- Franklins Law Leighton Buzzard Limited · Leighton Buzzard · residential property400 m
- Austin and Carnley Solicitors Ltd · Leighton Buzzard · residential property500 m
- Osborne Morris and Morgan Limited · Leighton Buzzard · residential property500 m
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 15 September 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.