Total Crime Rate

354.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 354.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 63.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 39.4 10/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mulberry Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 27th highest crime rate of 582 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 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 354.3 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 149.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mulberry Close (LU1 1BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ross Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mulberry Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ross Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ross Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowan Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Felmersham Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolingbroke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naseby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butlin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road

Data Sources

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