Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Bedford Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bedford Road (LU2 7BN) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Barnfield average (47.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bedford Road (LU2 7BN), the main crime hotspot is near Glenfield Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yately Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yately Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Broadacres Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blandford Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherborne Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sherborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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