Crime Rates at New Bedford Road, Luton, LU1 1SQ

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 1SQ) 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 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 576 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.