Crime Rates at Guardian Way, Luton, LU1 1BU

Guardian Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 270th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guardian Way (LU1 1BU) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guardian Way (LU1 1BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashburnham Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.