Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Luton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Caddington , and the 259th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Luton Road (LU1 4AF) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% higher than the Caddington average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luton Road (LU1 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Luton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Winchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rushmore Close 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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