Crime Rates at Malvern Road, Luton, LU1 1LG

Malvern Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 582 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 Malvern Road (LU1 1LG) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (LU1 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashburnham Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Road East (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.