Total Crime Rate

214.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 214.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Bedford Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 58th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Bedford Road (LU1 1SH) in the last 12 months was 214.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Bedford Road (LU1 1SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 625 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (83 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 (30/182)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manchester Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Manchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Manchester Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guildford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Guildford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plait Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Telford Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plait Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plait Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Plait Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manchester Street —
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 182

Data Sources

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