Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.6 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 131.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lyndhurst Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 114th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Road (LU1 1LN) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Road (LU1 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashburnham Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcombe Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Downs Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brantwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vestry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kingswood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Kingswood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingswood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingswood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vestry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brantwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vestry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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