Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 18th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central , and the 213th highest crime rate of 582 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 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Central average (381.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bedford Road (LU2 7HH), the main crime hotspot is near Plait Court. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 29 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 (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mussons Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensleydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Moorland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorland Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plait Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plait Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingham Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plait Court —
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Data Sources

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