Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 181st highest crime rate of 583 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 7EH) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bedford Road (LU2 7EH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 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 2025Vehicle crime Kingsdown Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsdown Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marston Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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