Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Summerfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill , and the 79th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Summerfield Road (LU1 1UH) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% higher than the Beech Hill average (104.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerfield Road (LU1 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Harefield Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Summerfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Easingwold Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Runley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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