Total Crime Rate
131.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyndhurst 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.
View Crime In Luton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Downs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Downs Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Downs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downs Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lyndhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brantwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vestry Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kingswood Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kingswood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingswood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kingswood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vestry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brantwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vestry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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