Total Crime Rate
401.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mulberry Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 25th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mulberry Close (LU1 1BY) in the last 12 months was 401.6 per 1,000 residents and was 284.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mulberry Close (LU1 1BY), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beech Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Granville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granville Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clifton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Naseby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peters Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mulberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Butlin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Butlin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rowan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcombe Road | Under investigation |
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