Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ivy Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ivy Road (LU1 1DL) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% lower than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivy Road (LU1 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ivy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Guardian Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Granville Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guardian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guardian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guardian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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