Crime Rate in Leagrave, ward

Leagrave has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Luton district and the 3107th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 467th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leagrave in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Luton district average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leagrave’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 245 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 88.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 325 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leagrave ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near The Green, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Westerdale (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.