Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 82nd highest crime rate of 582 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 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% higher than the Beech Hill average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerfield Road (LU1 1UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Harefield Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 34 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easingwold Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bilton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harefield Road Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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