Crime Rates at Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7HH

Old Bedford Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central , and the 139th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bedford Road (LU2 7HH) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Central average (394.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bedford Road (LU2 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plait Court, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.