Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beech Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 582 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 Beech Road (LU1 1DP) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Road (LU1 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcombe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newcombe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Park Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Dorrington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Ridings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelbury Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelbury Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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