Total Crime Rate

1320.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

625.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1320.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 625.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 423.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 258.8 10/10
  • Public order 129.4 10/10
  • Other theft 109.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.3 10/10
  • Drugs 68.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 63.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.9 10/10
  • Robbery 41.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
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

New Bedford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 5th 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 New Bedford Road (LU1 1SA) in the last 12 months was 1320.2 per 1,000 residents and was 245.8% higher than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 285 (≈ 625.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU1 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 476 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/231)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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