Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Bedford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 148th 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 Old Bedford Road (LU2 7BT) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.0% higher than the Barnfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bedford Road (LU2 7BT), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kidner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marston Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pomeroy Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kidner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidner Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidner Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kidner Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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