Total Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.7 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 218.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 14.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 55th highest crime rate of 582 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 218.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% 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 487 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 (30/214)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Villa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkerman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inkerman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Shires —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area 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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