Crime Rates at Bushmead Road, Luton, LU2 7EX

Bushmead Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 583 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 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Barnfield average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bushmead Road (LU2 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradgers Hill Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.