Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.4 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 227.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Clifton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (LU1 1PB) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 135.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (LU1 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcombe Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newcombe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Oak Road
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road

Data Sources

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