Total Crime Rate

272.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newlands Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley , and the 38th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Road (LU1 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 272.9 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% higher than the Farley average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Road (LU1 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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