Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bushmead Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bushmead Road (LU2 7EX) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushmead Road (LU2 7EX), 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 Bushmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidner Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradgers Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradgers Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kidner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kidner Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kidner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kidner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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