Total Crime Rate

1156.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.8 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 1156.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 813.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Public order 50.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
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 highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 7th 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 1SE) in the last 12 months was 1156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1095.8% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 436 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 182.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU1 1SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 525 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (97 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 (30/166)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lacrets Path Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Public order Villa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingdon Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Collingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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