Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferndale Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 220th highest crime rate of 583 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 Ferndale Road (LU1 1PF) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (LU1 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Naseby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maple Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Butlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butlin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Granville Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marlow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowan Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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